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malicious

/məˈlɪʃəs/muh-LIH-shuhs
/məˈlɪʃəs/muh-LIH-shuhs

Meaningbad-minded

Common meaning: meaning to hurt

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin malus; male ‘bad; badly’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry malus, p. 1104 · dictionary scan

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