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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vitiōsus. See vice + -eux.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vicieux (feminine vicieuse, masculine plural vicieux, feminine plural vicieuses)
- lecherous, perverted, depraved
- sly, deceitful; tricky (question)
- vicious (horse)
- (literary) wrong (word, pronunciation, etc.)
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Noun
vicieux m (plural vicieux)
- pervert
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