Definition of Malicious

Malicious

Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.

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

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

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Malicious Quotations

But I am convinced that those Jews who stand aside today with a malicious smile and with their hands in their trousers' pockets will also want to dwell in our beautiful home.
Theodor Herzl

I'm tired of malicious articles slandering me.
Barbra Streisand

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.
Phillips Brooks

I kinda see everyone as competition. I'm a very competitive person. But I think that's good. Competition is great. And as long as it's friendly and not a malicious thing, then I think it's cool.
Janet Jackson

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up.
Stone Gossard

With care, and skill, and cunning art, She parried Time's malicious dart, And kept the years at bay, Till passion entered in her heart and aged her in a day!
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

In order to have an enemy, one must be somebody. One must be a force before he can be resisted by another force. A malicious enemy is better than a clumsy friend.
Sophie Swetchine

Appreciate the power of rumor, often malicious, no matter how preposterous, within the local populations you are seeking to help.
Alvin Adams

Gossip isn't scandal and it's not merely malicious. It's chatter about the human race by lovers of the same.
Phyllis McGinley

You can talk about anything if you go about it the right way, which is never malicious.
Rodney Carrington

If the laughter of the audience was malicious we wouldn't show it.
Denis Norden

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Malicious Translations

malicious in Dutch is kwaadaardig, boosaardig, hatelijk
malicious in Italian is malintenzionato
malicious in Portuguese is malicioso
malicious in Swedish is illvillig, elak

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