fairly vicious

Frequency: 4.51.5 per million words

Indicates a moderate degree of malice or violence.

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Examples (10)

  • The debate became fairly vicious towards the end.
  • She received some fairly vicious criticism for her performance.
  • The guard dog was known to be fairly vicious with strangers.
  • It was a fairly vicious attack, though not fatal.
  • He made a fairly vicious remark about her new dress.
  • The competition turned fairly vicious as the stakes got higher.
  • Despite his calm demeanor, he could be fairly vicious when provoked.
  • The tabloids launched a fairly vicious campaign against the celebrity.
  • He described the illness as fairly vicious, requiring prolonged treatment.
  • The children's playground fight escalated into something fairly vicious.