maliciousness
Use Maliciousness in a sentence
əs adjective
1.
full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent; spiteful: malicious gossip.
2.
Law. vicious, wanton, or mischievous in motivation or purpose.
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World English Dictionary
malicious (məˈlɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by malice |
| 2. | motivated by wrongful, vicious, or mischievous purposes |
| ma'liciously | |
| —adv | |
| ma'liciousness | |
| —n | |
| malicious (məˈlɪʃəs) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | characterized by malice |
| 2. | motivated by wrongful, vicious, or mischievous purposes |
| ma'liciously | |
| —adv | |
| ma'liciousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
malicious
early 13c., from O.Fr. malicius "showing ill will," from L. malitiosus "wicked, malicious," from malitia "badness, ill will, spite," from malus "bad" (see mal-). In legal use (early 14c., Anglo-Fr.), it means "characterized by malice prepense." Related: Maliciously; maliciousness.
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Example sentences
Can the maliciousness and untruth of the complaint be established beyond a reasonable.
The increasing sophistication and maliciousness of cyber security threats creates unique challenges.
The maliciousness intensifies during stringent fiscal times.
They do that without maliciousness these are not bad people, but they are people.
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