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malicious | mali |

As an adjective malicious

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

As a proper noun mali is

mali (country in western africa).

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

    mali

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Country in Western Africa. Official name: Republic of Mali.

    • Hypernyms

    *Subsahara

    Derived terms

    * Malian

    See also

    * * (wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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