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adjective
- 1. characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm: "he was found guilty of malicious damage"
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MALICIOUS definition: 1. intended to harm or upset other people: 2. intended to cause damage to a computer system, or to…. Learn more.
The meaning of MALICIOUS is having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice. How to use malicious in a sentence. Malicious, Malevolent, and Malice
Malicious definition: full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful. See examples of MALICIOUS used in a sentence.
MALICIOUS meaning: 1. intended to harm or upset other people: 2. intended to cause damage to a computer system, or to…. Learn more.
Synonyms for MALICIOUS: vicious, cruel, hateful, nasty, malevolent, spiteful, malignant, bad; Antonyms of MALICIOUS: benign, benevolent, loving, sympathetic, good, kind, warm, compassionate
If you describe someone's words or actions as malicious, you mean that they are intended to harm people or their reputation, or cause them embarrassment and upset.
Someone who is malicious enjoys hurting or embarrassing others. If you're writing a book about good and evil, you'll want to come up with a truly malicious character to do all the bad stuff. Malicious is the adjective based on the noun malice, which means the desire to harm others.
