malicious 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
having the nature of or resulting from malice
Examples
- 1.took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince- Rudyard Kipling
- 2.malicious gossip
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
maliciously 1
adverb
with malice; in a malicious manner
EnglishAntonym
unmalicious 1
adjective
not malicious or spiteful
Derivationally related form
malice 1
noun
feeling a need to see others suffer
maliciousness 1
noun
feeling a need to see others suffer
Similar_to
despiteful 1
adjective
showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite
leering 1
adjective
showing sly or knowing malice in a glance
malevolent 1
adjective
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
beady-eyed 1
adjective
having eyes that gleam with malice
bitchy 1
adjective
marked by or arising from malice
