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adjective. If you describe someone's words or actions as malicious, you mean that they are intended to harm people or their reputation, or cause them embarrassment and upset. That might merely have been malicious gossip. Synonyms: spiteful, malevolent, malignant, vicious More Synonyms of malicious.

adjective. full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip. Law.

: having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice malicious gossip. Other Words from malicious Synonyms & Antonyms Malicious, Malevolent, and Malice More Example Sentences Learn More about malicious.

Malicious is the adjective based on the noun malice, which means the desire to harm others. Both words come from the Latin word malus, for bad. If someone is malicious he doesn't just make bad things happen; he loves to make bad things happen.

Showing malice, malicious.

adjective. full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.

: having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice malicious gossip. Other Words from malicious Synonyms & Antonyms Malicious, Malevolent, and Malice More Example Sentences Learn More about malicious.