Word: vicious
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: vi
cious
Definition: Savage and aggressive.
Morphemes:
Affix: vice
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of