Grade 5

malicious

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(ma-li-cious) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. having the desire to cause harm.

Example Sentence

The little boy was malicious when no one was looking.

More Example Sentences

The dog had a malicious look in his eyes.

Synonyms

spiteful; malevolent; wicked

Antonyms

kind; friendly; helpful

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Rhymes

  • vicious

  • ambitious
  • auspicious
  • capricious
  • delicious
  • factitious
  • fictitious
  • judicious
  • malicious
  • nutritious
  • pernicious
  • propitious
  • seditious
  • suspicious

  • aloysius
  • expeditious
  • inauspicious
  • injudicious
  • repetitious
  • superstitious
  • surreptitious