viciousnesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

viciousness, vyciousnes, vycyusnes

Etymology

From vicious +‎ -nesse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /visiˈuːsnɛs(ə)/, /ˈvisi.usnɛs(ə)/, /ˈvisjusnɛs(ə)/

Adverb

viciousnesse (uncountable) (rare, Late Middle English)

A tendency or proclivity towards evil or sin.

Descendants

English: viciousness

References

“viciǒusnes(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-01.

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