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Resentful vs Malicious - What's the difference?

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Resentful is a related term of malicious.


As adjectives the difference between resentful and malicious

is that resentful is inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when while malicious is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite.

resentful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Inclined to resent, who tends to harbor resentment, when .
  • Harboring resentment, full of resentment, at a given moment.

    • Synonyms

    * (Inclined to resent) unforgiving, spiteful * (Full of resentment) bitter

    Derived terms

    * resentfully * resentfulness

    References

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    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