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malicious in English:

1. intended to harm or upset other people intended to harm or upset other people



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2. nasty


I have such a nasty headache. / 2. Sheriff, eavesdropping is a very nasty habit. / 3. I can be very nice, and I can be very nasty.
His nasty comments fueled the argument.
nasty accident
Two nasty guys robbed me of my jewels and ran away.
He doesn't look that way, but he's really a nasty piece of work.
Everybody has a flaw. And it looks like yours is smellin' like my nasty guts.
The definition of nasty is something that is very dirty, unpleasant or offensive.
The contents of a trash container can get pretty nasty.
He had a nasty experience at the dentist when he was young, and the memories of this put him off dental surgeries for life.
A nasty thrill of fear shot through me and the sound of Chris moving his feet let me know that he to
My parents quarrelled and it was a nasty situation.
Don't be so nasty TO your brother - he's four years younger than you!
Why is Cloutier in such a nasty mood?' 'He has lost a lot of money.'
Technology could solve some nasty problems.

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3. adjective deliberately wanting to hurt someone or cause damage



4. intended to harm or upset someone



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Units 10-14 Cambridge Objective Advanced

5. desire to harm others



6. malignant


malignant thoughts/temper/revenge
Get fuller, sexier, more malignant lips today!
1) The fallen angel becomes a malignant devil. 2) He was a large man, with a hard, malignant face and bitter eyes.

7. cruel


Life is cruel.
That cruel soldier has been brought to justice.
He could not bear to think of his dog being sold to that cruel man.
The long cruel winter at last came to an end, giving place to a gentle warm spring.
Murdering elephants, tigers and other endangered species is not just cruel; it's also illegal.
In a way, life is a cruel thing. It holds major problems in store for each one of us.
If it were absolutely necessary to choose, I would rather be guilty of an immoral act than of a cruel one.
Peer helpers made the teacher's job a lot easier, but established a cruel hierarchy among the students.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
an activity that is cruel causes unnecessary suffering to people or animals. If people are cruel, they deliberately cause suffering to other people or animals
cruel events or situations make people suffer in a way that seems
He'd been cruel to turn away from her for even a moment.
Soon after the end of World War 1, people never thought such a hateful and cruel war would break out again.

8. something that intends to produce harm



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Advanced English words that start with "M"

9. intending to harm others



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Personality Traits

10. very cruel



11. intending to cause harm



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12. do something out of spite



13. mean


He is mean.
If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."
When my doctor told me to eat more vegetables, he didn't mean French fries.
The plants' mean height was 10,3 centimetres but some of them were as high as 15 centimetres.
He’s not very nice. He can be quite mean.
I mean it's just another manifestation of internet addiction really.
They don't use 'celeb' to mean 'rich man' over there. By which I determine that you are Japanese.
Although it's "Mac OS X", that doesn't mean that the Mac OS code itself has been upgraded to a new version.
The Waterfront's success could mean that other cities soon follow, creating areas that offer people a new kind of city living, with all the benefits and none of the stress, noise and pollution of crowded centres.
Did you know that when you say "America", it can mean the USA or the continent of both Americas?
It's written abazure (bitch). Surely this must mean a slut?
What do we mean by "global optimization"? It's kind of like if I gave you a pair of binoculars and told you to find me the highest mountain in the world, using only your eyes.
Being "really busy" does not mean running around and acting like you don't have time for anyone or anything.
In particular, it is customary for actual examples of use of the harmonic mean to generally cover "average speed," and explain no further than that.

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