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308. Wicked - CAE Vocabulary

by 정이로운 잉여생활 2022. 10. 14.
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Wicked : 못된, 사악한, 짓궂은, 장난기 있는, (비격식) 최고인, 엄청난, 굉장한

Wickedly : 사악하게, 짓궂게, 장난스럽게

Wickedness : 사악, 부정, 악의, 짓궂음

 

1) 

something that is morally wrong

it's bad 

it's immoral 

it's evil

the director was a wicked man

he was the embodiment of wickedness

a wicked and unscrupulous politician 

it's deliberately harmful to people

sinful, immoral, morally wrong, evil, bad

extremely unpleasant, disagreeable, foul

a wicked smell

Formality : 5

 

 

2) 

notice) contrast with the word ' naughty', children are naughty they are not wicked

But, We can also use it word wiched to mean naughty

playfully malicious, mischievous, roguish, playful, 

he's got a wicked sense of humor 

he told some rather wicked jokes

Formality : 4.5

 

 

3)

We can also use this as an adjectiv, meaning fantastic, brilliant, really strong, realy intense

awesome, excellent, incredible, cool

this use is very informal

that's a wiched coat you're wearing

I've got some tickets for the concert tomorrow night, wicked man!

a wicked goal

a wicked joke

he made a wicked curry

excellent, superb, superlative, first rate, first class, top, very best, absolutely best

Formality : 3

 

 

 

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