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Malicious vs Baneful - What's the difference?

malicious | baneful |

As adjectives the difference between malicious and baneful

is that malicious is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite while baneful is exceedingly harmful; causing harm, death, ruin.

malicious

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
  • spiteful and deliberately harmful
  • He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

    Synonyms

    * malevolent * evil * See also

    Derived terms

    * maliciously * maliciousness * malicious mischief

    baneful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exceedingly harmful; causing harm, death, ruin.
  • Deadly or sinister.
  • Portending disaster.
  • (archaic) Poisonous.
  • Synonyms

    * fatal * mortal

    Antonyms

    * helpful * productive