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malicious

/məˈlɪʃəs/ adjective C2
  1. Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice. · He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.
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“And you were?” I asked, with a slightly malicious glance at my companion.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 22 · B2
With resentful eyes and passion-red cheeks she confronted alike Diana’s sympathetic gaze and Charlie Sloane’s indignant nods and Josie Pye’s malicious smiles.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 115 · C1
“You must try round and get on a fresh scent, I fancy,” said the son with a rather malicious smile.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 44 · B2
A very deep, malicious, vindictive person is the gentleman who is now waiting us downstairs.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 65 · C1

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