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malicious
/ məˈlɪʃəs /
adjective
- characterized by malice
- motivated by wrongful, vicious, or mischievous purposes
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Derived Forms
- maˈliciously, adverb
- maˈliciousness, noun
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Other Words From
- ma·li·cious·ly adverb
- ma·li·cious·ness noun
- non·ma·li·cious adjective
- non·ma·li·cious·ly adverb
- sem·i·ma·li·cious adjective
- sem·i·ma·li·cious·ly adverb
- un·ma·li·cious adjective
- un·ma·li·cious·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of malicious1
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Example Sentences
"Malicious destruction of property" could probably be proved without Tiger's testimony.
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Malicious persons in the town even declared that the lamented Torvestad had got his wife in a lottery at Christiansfeldt.
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Malicious tongues went so far as to assert that he secretly and stealthily sold his handiwork.
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Malicious fate had assigned to the most diffident individual in the company the trying responsibility of leading the way.
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Malicious reports were also spread against them, which must have been almost harder to bear.
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Malicious Fate, too, they felt, would even crown with the grand prix the number they would have chosen.
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