malicious
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ma·li·cious /məˈlɪʃəs/ adjective CRUELvery unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone 怀有恶意的，恶毒的 a malicious girl 恶毒的女孩malicious gossip/rumour Who is responsible for these malicious rumours? 是谁制造了这些恶毒的谣言？► see thesaurus at unkind —maliciously adverb —maliciousness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
malicious• Nixon's family called Stone's depiction of the late President ''erroneous and malicious.''• And why does he stay so long, even as the festivities turn malicious?• People are still malicious because they are miserable.• Miss Simms took a malicious pleasure in other people's misfortunes.• One of the major flaws in the existing system is that the prosecutor has immunity from law suits claiming malicious prosecution.• malicious rumors• Bored dowagers with wisps snuggling on the shoulders, whispering flattery and malicious rumour in their perfectly sculpted ears.• Mr Jameson dismissed the allegations as malicious rumours.• This malicious suggestion drove Cephalus mad with jealousy.• And she specially enjoyed the extra malicious thrill of her husband's frustration.malicious gossip/rumour• Jotan's daughter, the sister of Jehan, was the source of as much malicious gossip as he was himself.• Bored dowagers with wisps snuggling on the shoulders, whispering flattery and malicious rumour in their perfectly sculpted ears.From Longman Business Dictionarymaliciousma‧li‧cious /məˈlɪʃəs/ adjectiveLAW deliberate and intended to harm or hurt someoneTime Warner sued the company for $100 million, charging ‘willful, wanton and malicious’ breach of contract.You may not be insured for malicious damage by a lodger. —maliciously adverbJones was charged with maliciously wounding his wife.ma·li·cious adjectiveChineseSyllable
Business unkind cruel, and very behaving Corpus deliberately and
malicious
ma‧li‧cious /məˈlɪʃəs/
adjective
very unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone:
a malicious girl
malicious gossip/rumour
Who is responsible for these malicious rumours?
—maliciously adverb
—maliciousness noun [uncountable]
▪ unkind treating people in a way that makes them unhappy or upset. Unkind sounds rather formal. In everyday English, people usually say mean or nasty: Children can be very unkind to each other. | a rather unkind remark
▪mean especially spoken unkind: Don’t be mean to your sister! | It was a mean thing to do.
▪nasty deliberately unkind, and seeming to enjoy making people unhappy: He said some really nasty things before he left. | a nasty man
▪hurtful unkind – used about remarks and actions: Joe couldn’t forget the hurtful things she had said. | Couples sometimes do hurtful things to each other.
▪spiteful deliberately unkind to someone because you are jealous of them or angry with them: The other women were spiteful to her, and gave her the hardest work to do. | She watched them with spiteful glee (=pleasure).
▪malicious deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset, hurt, or cause problems for someone: Someone had been spreading malicious rumours about him. | There was a malicious smile on her face. | an act of malicious vandalism | The accusations are malicious.
▪unsympathetic not seeming to care about someone’s problems, and not trying to help them or make them feel better: Her parents were very unsympathetic, and told her that she deserved to fail her exam. | an unsympathetic boss
▪hard-hearted very unsympathetic and not caring at all about other people’s feelings: Was he hard-hearted enough to leave his son in jail overnight? | a hard-hearted businessman
ma‧li‧cious /məˈlɪʃəs/
adjectivevery unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone:
malicious gossip/rumour
—maliciously adverb
—maliciousness noun [uncountable]
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