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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
malicious \mali"cious\, a. of. malicius, f. malicieux, fr. l.
malitiosus. see malice.
1. indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or
enmity.
1913 webster
i grant him bloody, . . .
sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin
that has a name. --shak.
1913 webster
2. proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice;
as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.
1913 webster
3. law with wicked or mischievous intentions or motives;
wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or
excuse; as, a malicious act.
1913 webster
malicious abandonment, the desertion of a wife or husband
without just cause. --burrill.
malicious prosecution or malicious arrest law, a wanton
prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or
criminal proceeding, without probable cause. --bouvier.
1913 webster
syn: ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious;
malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant;
rancorous; malign.
1913 webster -- mali"ciously, adv. --
mali"ciousness, n.
1913 webster
see also:
malice malicious abandonment malicious prosecution malicious arrest mali"ciously mali"ciousness
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
maliciousness
n : feeling a need to see others suffer syn: malice, spite,
spitefulness, venom
see also:
malice spite spitefulness venom
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