wicked

English

/ˈwɪkɪd/, /wɪkt/, /ˈwɪkɪd/

adj
Definitions
  • Evil or mischievous by nature.
  • (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wikked inherited from Old English wicca (witch, wizard, sorcerer) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wikkô (necromancer, sorcerer, sorceror) root from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weyk-

Gloss

contain, separate, bend, curve, become equal, consecrate, wind, overcome, twist, exchange, choose, sacrifice, separate out, set aside as holy, fight, turn, revolve, weed out, envelop, hallow, swing, cull, conquer, divide, weave, make holy, yield

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