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adj. Having the nature of or resulting from malice; deliberately harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.

adj. Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite

adj. Deliberately harmful; spiteful

adj. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.

adj. Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice

adj. With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse.

Indulging in or feeling malice; harboring ill-will, enmity, or hostility; actively malevolent; malignant in heart: often used in a lighter sense, implying mischievousness with some ill-will.

Proceeding from extreme hatred or ill-will; dictated by malice: as, a malicious report.

The committing of physical injury to personal property of another; injury to property, from wantonness or malice, as distinguished from theft.

An action brought by the sufferer to recover damages from the person who set on foot such a prosecution.

Synonyms Evil-minded, ill-disposed, spiteful, resentful. See animosity.

adj. having the nature of or resulting from malice

"As questions from investors and analysts about Jefferies's financial strength swirled in November, the firm issued a letter to investors and customers in an attempt to defend the company from what it called "malicious lies.""

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malicious mischief    malicious prosecution    malicious abandonment   

malicious mischief   

invidious    evil-minded    malevolent    malign    envious    ill-disposed    spiteful    bitter    rancorous    mischievous   

Delicious    ambitious    auspicious    capricious    delicious    expeditious    factitious    fictitious    injudicious    judicious   

wicked    mischievous    malignant    foolish    spiteful    vindictive    cynical    insolent    unjust    perverse