Immoral vs Malicious - What's the difference?
immoral | malicious | Related terms |
Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.
Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
spiteful and deliberately harmful
Malicious is a synonym of immoral.
As adjectives the difference between immoral and malicious
is that immoral is not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law while malicious is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite.immoral
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Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Said of people, deeds, groups, traditions, or practices.Synonyms
* wicked * unjust * dishonest * vicious * licentiousAntonyms
* moralExternal links
* * ----malicious
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.
