Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a malicious or spiteful manner; with malice, enmity, or ill-will; wantonly; with wilful disregard of duty.

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  • adverb in a malicious manner, or for malicious reasons

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb with malice; in a malicious manner

Etymologies

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malicious +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • MoveOn. org is joining Barack Obama and the DNC in maliciously misquoting John McCain, said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

    MoveOn announces launch date for anti-McCain ad buy 2008

  • MoveOn. org is joining Barack Obama and the DNC in maliciously misquoting John McCain, said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

    CNN=Politics Daily 2008

  • MoveOn. org is joining Barack Obama and the DNC in maliciously misquoting John McCain, said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

    MoveOn announces launch date for anti-McCain ad buy 2008

  • MoveOn. org is joining Barack Obama and the DNC in maliciously misquoting John McCain, said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

    Mississippi Democrat distances himself from Obama 2008

  • “Little rooster,” she called maliciously to him in zenyan, “little cock, where is your crow?

    Kushiel's Avatar Carey, Jacqueline, 1964- 2003

  • And only this word maliciously is in the Statute material, as this term forcible is in the statute of forcible entries; by which statute if a man enter peaceably, and put not his adversary out forcibly, it is no offence, but if he put him out forcibly, then by that statute it is an offence.

    Paras 1909

  • The Tennessee Titans are suing Southern California and coach Lane Kiffin for "maliciously" luring away assistant running backs coach Kennedy Pola a week before training camp opens.

    Titans-USC Lawsuit: Tennessee SUES Southern Cal For Poaching Assistant 2010

  • The Tennessee Titans are suing Southern California and coach Lane Kiffin for "maliciously" luring away assistant running backs coach Kennedy Pola a week before training camp opens.

    Titans-USC Lawsuit: Tennessee SUES Southern Cal For Poaching Assistant 2010

  • He thinks of your future; he acknowledges you a bride worthy any duke in the land (men in love "-- maliciously --" _will_ dote, you know); he thinks of the world and its opinion, and how fond they are of applying the word

    Molly Bawn Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

  • -- The Tennessee Titans are suing Southern California and coach Lane Kiffin for "maliciously" luring away assistant running backs coach Kennedy Pola

    HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News 2010

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