Illegal and Vicious

Illegal

Illegal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.

Vicious and illegal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vicious" instead an adjective "Illegal".

Nearby Words: illegality, illegally

Vicious

Vicious adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: the truly vicious philosophy of that racist organization

Illegal and vicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Illegal" instead an adjective "Vicious".

Nearby Word: viciously

Both words in one sentence

  • In Babe 2, there's a hotel with illegal pets, animal control, a vicious bulldog that nearly hangs him trying to kill Babe, and one of those little wheelchair dogs who almost dies.
  • In Pig in the City, there's a hotel with illegal pets, animal control, a vicious bulldog that nearly hangs him trying to kill Babe, and one of those little wheelchair dogs who almost dies.
  • Egg MacGuffin Little Norbert, with his vicious, fire-breathing ways, quickly becomes a liability (especially as keeping dragons is illegal), and he is dispatched to Romania, much to Hagrid's distress.
    Source: Egg MacGuffin
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