Bible Dictionaries
Malicious

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.

(2):

(a.) Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.

(3):

(a.) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Malicious'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/malicious.html. 1828.