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ma·li·cious
(mə-lĭsh′əs)adj.
1. Having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
2. Law Done with malice.
ma·li′cious·ly adv.
ma·li′cious·ness n.
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malicious
(məˈlɪʃəs)adj
1. characterized by malice
2. motivated by wrongful, vicious, or mischievous purposes
maˈliciously adv
maˈliciousness n
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ma•li•cious
(məˈlɪʃ əs)adj.
full of or showing malice; spiteful.
[1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin]
ma•li′cious•ly, adv.
ma•li′cious•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling unmalicious - not malicious or spiteful |
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malicious
adjective spiteful, malevolent, malignant, vicious, bitter, resentful, pernicious, vengeful, bitchy (informal), hateful, baleful, injurious, rancorous, catty (informal), shrewish, ill-disposed, evil-minded, ill-natured She described the charges as malicious.
kind, friendly, benevolent, amiable, warm-hearted
kind, friendly, benevolent, amiable, warm-hearted
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malicious
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Translations
حَقود، خَبيث، ماكِرخَبِيث
злобензлостен
zlomyslný
ondsindetondskabsfuld
ilkeä
zlonamjeranmaliciozanzloban
illgjarn, meinfÿsinn
悪意のある
악의 있는
illvillig
มุ่งร้าย
hiểm
malicious
[məˈlɪʃəs]A. ADJ [person, remark] → malicioso
B. CPD malicious damage N (Jur) → daños mpl intencionados
malicious libel N → difamación f intencionada, calumnia f intencionada
malicious libel N → difamación f intencionada, calumnia f intencionada
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
malicious
[məˈlɪʃəs] adj [person] → méchant(e), malveillant(e)
[rumour, allegation, phone call] → malveillant(e)
a malicious rumour → une rumeur malveillante
malicious gossip → médisances fpl
It was just malicious gossip → Ce n'était que médisances.
a malicious rumour → une rumeur malveillante
malicious gossip → médisances fpl
It was just malicious gossip → Ce n'était que médisances.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
malicious
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
malice
(ˈmӕlis) noun the wish to harm other people etc. There was no malice intended in what she said.
malˈicious (-ʃəs) adjectiveShe took a malicious pleasure in hurting others.
maˈliciously adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
malicious
→ خَبِيث zlomyslný ondsindet böswillig κακόβουλος malicioso ilkeä méchant zlonamjeran malvagio 悪意のある 악의 있는 kwaadwillig ondskapsfull złośliwy malicioso злоумышленный illvillig มุ่งร้าย kötü niyetli hiểm 恶毒的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
malicious
a. malicioso-a.
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