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Antonyms for malicious
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : muh-lish-uh s |
Phonetic Transcription : məˈlɪʃ əs |
Definition of malicious
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French malicios "showing ill will, spiteful, wicked" (Modern French malicieux), from Latin malitiosus "wicked, malicious," from malitia "badness, ill will, spite," from malus "bad" (see mal-). In legal use (early 14c., Anglo-French), it means "characterized by malice prepense."
- adj hateful
- Malicious as it is intended to be, it is too trivial to be deceiving.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
- Malicious gossip of this kind, however false, serves its end.
- Extract from : « The Liberation of Italy » by Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
- Malicious gossip that, and as unfounded no doubt as the rest.
- Extract from : « One Man in His Time » by Ellen Glasgow
- Malicious animal magnetism is the name by which Mrs. Eddy now calls her witchcraft.
- Extract from : « The Religio-Medical Masquerade » by Frederick William Peabody
- Malicious mischief could be atoned for only by blows and the shedding of blood.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs » by Sylvanus Griswold Morley
- Malicious desertion for at least one year, provided the absentee has left the Kingdom.
- Extract from : « Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World » by Hyacinthe Ringrose
- Malicious people were believed to possess the power of doing harm by merely looking upon those whom they wished to injure.
- Extract from : « Folk Lore » by James Napier
- The different varieties of the offence are specified in the Malicious Damage Act 1861.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 » by Various
- Malicious tongues went so far as to assert that he secretly and stealthily sold his handiwork.
- Extract from : « The Duel » by A. I. Kuprin
- Malicious injury to other animals is a misdemeanour punishable on summary conviction.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 » by Various
Synonyms for malicious
- awful
- bad-natured
- baleful
- beastly
- bitter
- catty
- cussed
- deleterious
- despiteful
- detrimental
- envious
- evil
- evil-minded
- green
- green-eyed
- gross
- ill-disposed
- injurious
- jealous
- low
- malevolent
- malign
- malignant
- mean
- mischievous
- nasty
- noxious
- ornery
- pernicious
- petty
- poisonous
- rancorous
- resentful
- spiteful
- uncool
- vengeful
- venomous
- vicious
- virulent
- wicked
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