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malicious
/ məˈlɪʃəs /
adjective
- characterized by malice
- motivated by wrongful, vicious, or mischievous purposes
Derived Forms
- maˈliciously, adverb
- maˈliciousness, noun
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of malicious1
Example Sentences
Donald Trump, claiming a mandate from his narrow popular vote win, intends to purge the U.S. military from top to bottom and put a Fox News host in charge of the whole thing, hoping to root out any “woke” dissenters and install loyalists in their place who will not object to his using America’s armed forces in ways that may be ill-advised, malicious or both.
In October, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Trump’s pick for US ambassador to the UN, accused China of “blatant and malicious election interference” amid reports that China-backed hackers attempted to gather information from the former president’s phones.
This replacement is allegedly enabled by weak or malicious cosmopolitan elites, often identified as Jewish.
In a statement on Monday, Israel's international spokesperson to the UN said the country's ambassador, Danny Danon, "looks forward to working closely with Elise Stefanik on tackling malicious lies at the UN advanced by hostile nations while staying unswervingly committed to truth and justice".
"It wasn't in a malicious way, it was more flagging that we didn't have the right package," Jon said.
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