malicious

== English == === Alternative forms === malitious (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English malicious, from Old French malicios, from Latin malitiōsus, from malitia (“malice”), from malus (“bad”). Displaced native Middle English ivelwilled and ivelwilly (“malicious”), related to Old English yfelwillende (literally “evil-willing”). By surface analysis, malice +‎ -ious. === Pronunciation === enPR: məlĭsh'əs, IPA(key): /məˈlɪʃəs/ Homophone: militias === Adjective === malicious (comparative more malicious, superlative most malicious) Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. Synonyms: evil, maleficent, malevolent; see also Thesaurus:evil, Thesaurus:cruel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====