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VICIOUSLY
Definition of VICIOUSLY
adverb
In a vicious manner; ferociously or maliciously.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From Middle English viciously; equivalent to vicious + -ly.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Middle English
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
4th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
6.2%
of traced words share this origin (4,995)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
VICIOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 46 boards so far. 168 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 7, 28 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 7, 28 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
VICIOUSLY starts with V and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read CIILOSUVY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start VICIOU
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 7
Could you have found VICIOUSLY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 7 - and most players walked straight past it.
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