Definitions for malicious
məˈlɪʃ əsma·li·cious

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. malicious(adj)

   having the nature of or resulting from malice

   "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. malicious(Adjective)

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

   Etymology: From malitiosus, from malitia, from malus.

2. malicious(Adjective)

   Deliberately harmful; spiteful

   He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

   Etymology: From malitiosus, from malitia, from malus.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Malicious(adj)

   indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity

2. Malicious(adj)

   proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief

3. Malicious(adj)

   with wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act

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1. Malicious

   Malicious is a 1996 American thriller film starring Molly Ringwald and Patrick McGaw. The plot follows a star college baseball player who has a fling with a disturbed woman who begins to stalk him. The film's main character has been discussed by psychiatrists and film experts, and has been used as a film illustration for the psychiatric entity known as borderline personality disorder.

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1. malicious

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How to pronounce malicious?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of malicious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of malicious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of malicious in a Sentence

1. Graham Cluley:

   It's the kind of thing that has you thumping your head against a wall in frustration, this was when malware was just beginning to get a little nastier and a little more malicious and more financially motivated.

2. Valdosta Police Chief Leslie Manahan:

   It's unfortunately a horrible situation but on behalf of Valdosta Police Department and our officers, there was absolutely no malicious intent.

3. Proverb:

   Honey-tongued, soft spoken, malicious, and unprincipled in conduct

4. Mark Heller:

   We believe without question that the case is purely a case of malicious prosecution, how is he going to defend himself if he has no itemization or detail about what he is said to have done?

5. Actress Sanaa Lathan:

   I adore Beyonce?, i would never do anything malicious like that — to her, or to anyone.

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