2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Malicious \Ma*li"cious\, a. [Of. malicius F. malicieux fr L.
malitiosus See {Malice}.]
1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or
enmity.
I grant him bloody, . . . Sudden, malicious,
smacking of every sin That has a name --Shak.
2. Proceeding from hatred or ill will dictated by malice;
as a malicious report; malicious mischief.
3. (Law)With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives;
wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or
excuse; as a malicious act
{Malicious abandonment}, the desertion of a wife or husband
without just cause --Burrill.
{Malicious mischief} (Law), malicious injury to the property
of another; -- an offense at common law. --Wharton.
{Malicious prosecution} or {arrest} (Law), a wanton
prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or
criminal proceeding, without probable cause --Bouvier.
Syn: Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious;
malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant;
rancorous; malign. -- {Ma*li"cious*ly}, adv --
{Ma*li"cious*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
malicious
adj 1: having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious
gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me
wince"- Rudyard Kipling [ant: {unmalicious}]
2: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others arising from
intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old
woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were
successful" [syn: {malevolent}] [ant: {benevolent}]
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