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Meaning of 'malicious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Malicious [ a.]
- Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.
- Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.
- With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.

Meaning of 'malicious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . malicious [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having the nature of or resulting from malice
Example in sentence:
  • malicious gossip;
  • took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince

Nearby Words:

mal- mala malabar malacatune malacca malachite malacissant malacissation malacobdella malacoderm

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