wicked Copy link Outline 1. scĕlestus2. scĕlĕrātus3. nĕfārius (impious)4. mălus (opp. to bonus)5. prāvus (vicious, in the wrong direction, opp. to rectus)6. impius (unnatural)7. imprŏbus (opp. to probus, against what is honest and upright) • wicked: 1. scĕlestus: a w., atrocious, and abominable crime, res scelesta, atrox, nefaria, Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 62: O w. and audacious villain, O scelestum atque audacem hominem, Ter. Eun. 4, 4, 41. 2. scĕlĕrātus: a w., guilty, and criminal man, vir sceleratus, facinorosus, nefarius, Cic. Rep. 3, 17, 27: the w. madness of war, scelerata insania belli, Virg. Aen. 7, 461. 3. nĕfārius (impious): w. vows, n. vota, Cic. Clu. 68, 194. 4. mălus (opp. to bonus): a w. and worthless man, malus et nequam homo, Pl. Ps. 4, 7, 1. 5. prāvus (vicious, in the wrong direction, opp. to rectus): w. advisers, pravi impulsores, Tac. H. 4, 68. 6. impius (unnatural): men w. and crime-stained, impii et conscelerati, Cic. Pis. 20, 46: criminal and w. deeds, scelerata atque impia facta, Lucr. 1, 84. 7. imprŏbus (opp. to probus, against what is honest and upright): worthless and w., nequam et improbus, Cic. Deiot. 7, 21: v. bad, criminal.