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Cursing vs Malicious - What's the difference?

cursing | malicious |

As a verb cursing

is .

As a noun cursing

is the act of one who curses.

As an adjective malicious is

of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite.

cursing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who curses.

    • 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