adv

wickedly

WIH-kihd-lee

adv

In an evil, cruel, or mischievous way.

"She smiled wickedly before revealing the twist."

"He grinned wickedly at the prank he'd planned."

How to Use Wickedly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDescribes doing something in a mischievous, cruel, or delightfully naughty manner.

Common pairings

grin wickedly wickedly funny wickedly clever

more wickedly comparative, most wickedly superlative

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She smiled _____ before revealing the twist.

From wicked + the adverb-forming suffix -ly.

allegedly hurriedly decidedly assuredly excitedly repeatedly reportedly admittedly supposedly undoubtedly unexpectedly wholeheartedly