Inimical vs Vicious - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between inimical and vicious

is that inimical is harmful in effect while vicious is pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

(en adjective)

Harmful in effect.

Suicide is inimical to the health of the participant.

Unfriendly, hostile.

Her inimical attitude precludes romance.

* inimic, inimicable

* (obsolete)

(en-adj)

Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.

*, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.195:

*:We may so seize on vertue, that if we embrace it with an over-greedy and violent desire, it may become vicious .

Evil, immoral or depraved.

Violent, destructive and cruel.

Savage and aggressive.

* vicious circle