Cutting vs Malicious - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between cutting and malicious

is that cutting is (not comparable) that is used for cutting while malicious is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite.

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is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut .

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(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .

How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?

(countable) A section removed from the larger whole.

(countable) A newspaper clipping.

(countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.

The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.

(uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.

(uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.

(countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.

*1876 , , Journey by Train :

*:WE flash across the level.

*:We thunder thro' the bridges.

*:We bicker down the cuttings .

*:We sway along the ridges.

* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cut

(en adjective)

(not comparable) That is used for cutting.

I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.

Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.

The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.

* (obsolete)

(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.

* malevolent * evil * See also

* maliciously * maliciousness * malicious mischief