malicious

Adjective

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

malevolent evil spiteful rancorous mean hostile bitter wicked sinister malignant nasty mischievous vengeful pernicious vindictive
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Antonyms

unmalicious beneficent good noble humane kind
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Phrases with the word

malicious joy malicious glee malicious defamation malicious statement malicious acts malicious pranks

Examples

In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. Voltaire

A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hard-hearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian. Jonathan Edwards (theologian)

Margaret Thatcher was not a malicious person. She was a person who couldn't see, or didn't want to see, the unfairness and disadvantaging consequences of the application of what she thought to be a renewing ideology. Neil Kinnock

A malicious man is like a coal sack -- black on the outside and even blacker inside. Spanish Proverb

The malicious cow disturbs the whole herd. Ukrainian Proverb

In a good word there are three winters' warmth; in one malicious word there is pain for six frosty months. Mongolian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

maliceless malicho malicide malicious act malicious acts malicious code