Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1555]
4 : REPUGNANT, VILE 5 : HARMFUL, DANGEROUS 6 : impressively excellent Synonyms [1] bad, black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, rotten, sinful, unethical, unsavory, vicious, vile, villainous, wrong—more at BAD [3a] devilish, impish, knavish, mischievous, rascally, roguish, sly, waggish—more at MISCHIEVOUS wick·ed·ly adverb : in a wicked manner Synonyms hatefully, maliciously, meanly, nastily, spitefully, viciously—more at NASTILY wick·ed·ness noun : the quality or state of being wicked Synonyms devilishness, impishness, knavery, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, shenanigans, waggery—more at MISCHIEF atrociousness, atrocity, depravity, enormity, heinousness, monstrosity, vileness—more at ENORMITY wick·er noun 1 : a small pliant branch (as an osier or a withe) 2 : WICKERWORK — wicker adjective wick·er·work noun : work made of osiers, twigs, or rods : basket weaving wick·et noun 1 : a small gate or door; especially : one forming a part of or placed near a larger one 2 : a window-like opening usu. with a grille or grate (as at a ticket office) 3 : a set of three upright rods topped by two crosspieces bowled at in cricket 4 : an arch or hoop in croquet wick·i·up noun : a hut used by nomadic Indians of the western and southwestern U.S. with a usu. oval base and a rough frame covered with reed mats, grass, or brushwood wid abbreviation widow, widower 1wide adjective wider; wid·est 1 : covering a vast area 2 : measured across or at right angles to the length 3 : not narrow : BROAD; also : ROOMY 4 : opened to full width 5 : not limited : EXTENSIVE <~ experience> 6 : far from the goal, mark, or truth — wide·ly adverb Synonyms [1] broad, expansive, extended, extensive, far-flung, far-reaching, widespread—more at EXTENSIVE [3] broad, commodious, expansive, extensive, roomy, spacious, thick Antonyms narrow, skinny, slender, slim, thin 2wide adverb wid·er; wid·est 1 : over a great distance or extent : WIDELY 2 : over a specified distance, area, or extent 3 : so as to leave a wide space between <~ apart> 4 : so as to clear by a considerable distance 5 : COMPLETELY, FULLY wide–awake adjective 1 : fully awake 2 : marked by careful watchfulness and promptness to cope with emergencies : ALERT Synonyms [1] awake, sleepless, wakeful—more at WAKEFUL [2] alert, attentive, awake, vigilant, watchful—more at ALERT wide–body noun : a large jet aircraft having a wide cabin wide–eyed adjective 1 : having the eyes wide open esp. with wonder or astonishment 2 : marked by unsophisticated or uncritical acceptance or admiration : NAIVE wide·mouthed adjective 1 : having one's mouth opened wide (as in awe) 2 : having a wide mouth <~ jars> wid·en verb : to increase in width, scope, or extent wide·spread adjective 1 : widely scattered or prevalent 2 : widely extended or spread out Synonyms broad, expansive, extended, extensive, far-flung, far-reaching, wide—more at EXTENSIVE widgeon variant of WIGEON 1widow noun : a woman who has lost her husband by death and has not married again — wid·ow·hood noun 2widow verb : to cause to become a widow or widower wid·ow·er noun : a man who has lost his wife by death and has not married again width noun 1 : a distance from side to side : the measurement taken at right angles to the length : BREADTH 2 : largeness of extent or scope; also : FULLNESS 3 : a measured and cut piece of material Synonyms amplitude, breadth, compass, extent, range, reach, realm, scope, sweep—more at RANGE wield verb 1 : to use or handle esp. effectively <~ a broom> 2 : to exert authority by means of <~ influence> — wield·er noun Synonyms apply, exercise, exert, put out—more at EXERT wie·ner also wei·ner noun [ORIGIN: short for wienerwurst, fr. G, lit., Vienna sausage]