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Meanings of malicious in English
Having the nature of or resulting from malice.
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Examples for "mean"
Examples for "mean"
1
I don't mean 'nice' the way she means 'nice,' either; don't worry.
2
You cry 'freedom,' but mean 'equal.' You think people really want either?
3
Mr Power said it would mean a great deal to the industry.
4
Variations in testing regimes mean the true number is likely far higher.
5
What will the result mean for the political parties in Northern Ireland?
1
It is a nasty job; better not be mixed up in it.
2
For the moment I suffered from a nasty crick in the conscience.
3
I don't for a minute believe in their nice cop-nasty cop routine.
4
I remember one day in the hunting-field he got a nasty fall.
5
The paper felt in his hand like bad news or something nasty.
Usage of malicious in English
1
Cases of malicious damage to property and public violence had been opened.
2
It was impossible to determine whether this question was ingenuous or malicious.
3
They face charges of public violence and malicious damage to state property.
4
The malicious demon concealed in the ink bottle delights in wrecking love.
5
To create a malicious botnet, a hacker must first compromise several computers.
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Examples of the malicious software were only found in Russia, Kaspersky said.
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The jury found his paper was not malicious but erred in fact.
8
Coster condemned the actions, saying the offenders were either thoughtless or malicious.
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The police seem to think it's malicious mischief, since nothing was stolen.
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The most busy in propagating this malicious report was the Prior Ortiz.
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Many ad networks have taken steps to ensure malicious ads don't circulate.
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Cyber extortionists tricked victims into opening malicious malware attachments to spam emails.
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Then the magician harried him to the malicious glee of the audience.
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If they saw her, they would think she was a malicious spirit.
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The abundant malicious zest in them gives them an air of cruelty.
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There was malicious amusement in the eye he turned on Von Wetten.
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