As adjectives the difference between malicious and fallacious
is that malicious is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite while fallacious is characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
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
fallacious
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken.
Deceptive or misleading.
Usage notes
* Nouns often used with "fallacious": argument, reasoning, etc.
See also
* wrong
* incorrect
* illogical
* deceiving
* deceitful
* misleading
* delusive
* illusive
* illusory
* erroneous
* faulty
* specious
Related terms
* fail
* failure
* fallacy
* fallibilism
* fallibilist
* fallibility
* fallible
* false
* falsifiable
* falsification
* falsificator
* falsifier
* falsify
* falsity
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