maliciously

maliciously: malicious ma‧li‧cious [məˈlɪʆəs] adjective LAW

deliberate and intended to harm or hurt someone:

• Time Warner sued the company for $100 million, charging `willful, wanton and malicious' breach of contract.

• You may not be insured for malicious damage by a lodger.

— maliciously adverb :

• Jones was charged with maliciously wounding his wife.

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malicious UK US /məˈlɪʃəs/ adjective

► malicious behaviour is intended to harm other people: »The court ruled that she had not acted with malicious intent.
»malicious accusations/allegations/gossip
»malicious damage/destruction

► INTERNET, IT malicious software or computer programs are designed to damage other people's computers and prevent them from working normally: »Recent incidents have demonstrated how easily malicious hackers are able to disrupt the operations of many large companies.
»malicious programs/software

maliciously adverb

► »The lawsuit accused the defendant of maliciously using the logo ""to cause confusion"".

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maliciously — (adv.) late 14c., from MALICIOUS (Cf. malicious) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
maliciously — adv. Maliciously is used with these verbs: ↑grin … Collocations dictionary
maliciously — malicious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm. DERIVATIVES maliciously adverb maliciousness noun … English terms dictionary
maliciously — adverb with malice; in a malicious manner she answered maliciously • Derived from adjective: ↑malicious … Useful english dictionary
maliciously defame — index libel Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Maliciously — Malicious Ma*li cious, a. [Of. malicius, F. malicieux, fr. L. malitiosus. See {Malice}.] 1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity. [1913 Webster] I grant him bloody, . . . Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maliciously — adverb see malicious … New Collegiate Dictionary
maliciously — See malicious. * * * … Universalium
maliciously — adverb in a malicious manner, or for malicious reasons … Wiktionary
maliciously — Synonyms and related words: balefully, harmfully, hatefully, in spite, iniquitously, invidiously, maleficently, malevolently, malignantly, meanly, nastily, noxiously, ornerily, spitefully, wickedly, with bad intent, with malice aforethought, with … Moby Thesaurus

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