|
|
Definition of Malicious
1. Adjective. Having the nature of or resulting from malice. "Took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"
Derivative terms: Malice, Maliciousness
Antonyms: Unmalicious
Definition of Malicious
1. a. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.
Definition of Malicious
1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite ¹
2. Adjective. Deliberately harmful; spiteful ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malicious
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Malicious
1. 1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity. "I grant him bloody, . . . Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a name." (Shak) 2. Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief. 3. With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act. Malicious abandonment, the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause. Malicious mischief, a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause. Synonym: Ill-disposed, evil-minded, mischievous, envious, malevolent, invidious, spiteful, bitter, malignant, rancorous, malign. Maliciously, Maliciousness. Origin: Of. Malicius, F. Malicieux, fr. L. Malitiosus. See Malice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malicious
Other Resources:
Ido