Word: vicious
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: vi
cious
Definition: Violent, destructive and cruel.
Morphemes:
Affix: vice
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vitium
Language: la
Decoded: vitium
Meaning: fault or blemish
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