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

Example sentences :

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

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