malicious

English

Etymology

From Latin malitiosus, from malitia meaning "malice", from malus meaning "bad"

Adjective

malicious (comparative more malicious, superlative most malicious)

1. Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
2. Deliberately harmful; spiteful

   He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

Synonyms

• malevolent
• evil
• See also Wikisaurus:evil

Derived terms

• malicious mischief

Translations

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

Bulgarian: злобен (bg), злостен (bg) Croatian: mȁliciōzan (hr), zlȍban (hr) Czech: záludný (cs) Dutch: boos (nl), kwaad (nl), kwaadaardig (nl) French: malveillant (fr) German: böse (de), boshaft (de) Greek: κακόβουλος (kakovulos) m., κακεντρεχής (kakentrekhes) m., μοχθηρός (mokhtheros) m., κακοήθης (el)

Ido: mal-vol-anta, maligna Italian: doloso (it), cattivo (it), malizioso (it) Russian: злой (ru) (zloj) Spanish: malicioso (es) Swedish: uppsåtlig (sv)

Deliberately harmful; spiteful

Croatian: mȁliciōzan (hr), zlonámjēran (hr) Czech: škodolibý (cs), zlomyslný (cs) Esperanto: malica (eo)

Norwegian: ondsinnet (no) Russian: злоумышленный (ru) Swedish: ond (sv), elak (sv), maliciös (sv), uppsåtlig (sv)