👉 Viciously is a word that describes someone or something doing something excessively cruel, malicious, or violently. It can also be used to describe an action that is intended to harm or cause severe harm. For example: 1. The vengeful mother beat her husband to death with a baseball bat. 2. The vengeful boss ordered her employees to cut off their throats. In this context, "viciously" refers to the aggressive and destructive nature of the action being described.