Definition of malicious Malicious
/mʌlɪˈʃʌs/ - [mulishus] - ma•li•cious
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| malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling | ||
| unmalicious not malicious or spiteful | ||
| despiteful, spiteful, vindictive showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment" | ||
| leering showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell | ||
| malevolent wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful" | ||
| beady-eyed having eyes that gleam with malice | ||
| bitchy, cattish, catty marked by or arising from malice; "a catty remark" | ||
| venomous, poisonous, vicious marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" | ||
| venomed full of malice or hate; "venomed remarks" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- malicious (a.)
Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity. - malicious (a.)
Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief. - malicious (a.)
With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.
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Characterized by malice.
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