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VISH-uh-s/ˈvɪʃəs/

Vicious means violent and cruel; a vicious circle is a process that causes its own worsening: a vicious attack, a vicious circle of debt. Cruel is everyday; grit is a poster word, not a paid night.

Meaning

Violent and cruel; of a circle, causing its own worsening (a vicious circle).

Examples

• “A vicious circle of unpaid nights is a rota fact, not “grit”.”
• “Cruel is everyday. Brutal is hotter. Grit is comms. An unpaid cell is HR. Staff the night; keep grit for the interview.”

Good to know

Cruel, or self-worsening (vicious circle). Everyday: cruel. Grit copy ≠ a paid night.

Near in meaning

cruel

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