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Definition of malicious in English: maliciousadjective məˈlɪʃəsməˈlɪʃəs Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm. he was found guilty of malicious damage a hotbed of rumour and malicious chit-chat the transmission of malicious software such as computer viruses Example sentencesExamples - The villagers poison most people with malicious lies so I get little business.
- They were accused of lying out of a malicious desire to see the appellants convicted.
- The second is whether Jupiter's claim is malicious falsehood has any real prospect of success.
- Every teacher ran the risk of being set up by malicious pupils, Mr Jackson said.
- It is the most malicious piece of legislation ever placed on a statute book and it has no place in a civilised country.
- Final exams are the most evil, satanic, malicious event ever crafted by mankind.
- The environment was defaced by graffiti and malicious damage that was seldom repaired.
- Atkinson pleaded not guilty to malicious wounding but admitted unlawful wounding.
- Computer viruses and other malicious code should then be less able to cause significant damage.
- The star was facing charges of assault and malicious damage, which were later dismissed.
- All viruses are malicious, nasty little programs written by misguided people.
- She said they would be charged with breach of the peace and malicious damage offences.
- Everything conspires to bring out the worst in him as he turns petty, malicious and vindictive.
- There was in fact no evidence of malicious attack by any third party, let alone the claimant.
- More info on the malicious script execution security flaw can be found here.
- The Americans are worried that they'll be the victim of spurious or malicious prosecutions.
- To refuse to set aside the statutory demand in the circumstances was not biased or malicious.
- Lord Steyn was contrasting damages for malicious falsehood with damages for libel.
- Two people are facing possible prosecutions for malicious or criminal damage.
- Lucy was brutally taken from us in a malicious, callous and evil way leaving a gap in our lives never to be filled.
Synonyms spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, mischievous, destructive, wounding, cruel, unkind, defamatory informal bitchy, catty literary malefic, maleficent
Derivatives noun Through carelessness or maliciousness, many of Australia's bushfires are caused by humans. Example sentencesExamples - His voice had no maliciousness in it, only curiosity.
- Their eyes were judging, almost cruel, with a hint of maliciousness.
- The plaintiff claims that the lack of disclosure demonstrates maliciousness on the part of the investigative and prosecutorial defendants.
- It is also unclear how maliciousness is determined.
Origin Middle English: from Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia (see malice). Rhymes adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, propitious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious Definition of malicious in US English: maliciousadjectiveməˈliSHəsməˈlɪʃəs Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm. the transmission of malicious software such as computer viruses malicious destruction of property Example sentencesExamples - Everything conspires to bring out the worst in him as he turns petty, malicious and vindictive.
- Final exams are the most evil, satanic, malicious event ever crafted by mankind.
- The Americans are worried that they'll be the victim of spurious or malicious prosecutions.
- Every teacher ran the risk of being set up by malicious pupils, Mr Jackson said.
- The second is whether Jupiter's claim is malicious falsehood has any real prospect of success.
- Lucy was brutally taken from us in a malicious, callous and evil way leaving a gap in our lives never to be filled.
- The star was facing charges of assault and malicious damage, which were later dismissed.
- All viruses are malicious, nasty little programs written by misguided people.
- Two people are facing possible prosecutions for malicious or criminal damage.
- It is the most malicious piece of legislation ever placed on a statute book and it has no place in a civilised country.
- More info on the malicious script execution security flaw can be found here.
- Lord Steyn was contrasting damages for malicious falsehood with damages for libel.
- To refuse to set aside the statutory demand in the circumstances was not biased or malicious.
- She said they would be charged with breach of the peace and malicious damage offences.
- The environment was defaced by graffiti and malicious damage that was seldom repaired.
- The villagers poison most people with malicious lies so I get little business.
- They were accused of lying out of a malicious desire to see the appellants convicted.
- Computer viruses and other malicious code should then be less able to cause significant damage.
- There was in fact no evidence of malicious attack by any third party, let alone the claimant.
- Atkinson pleaded not guilty to malicious wounding but admitted unlawful wounding.
Synonyms spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, mischievous, destructive, wounding, cruel, unkind, defamatory
Origin Middle English: from Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia (see malice). |