malicious

/mə'lɪʃəs/ adjective
9 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1

Having the nature of or resulting from malice.

“malicious gossip”

“took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince”

WORD FORMS
Related formmalice
Related formmaliciousness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaliciousmay
Starts & ends withM … S
Syllablesma · li · cious
SYNONYMS & RELATED17
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