malicious
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Mr. Mamdani provoked it by using a malicious, personal attack to promote his pied-à-terre tax.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
I guess if I walk through the various checks available—One: criminal charges for malicious prosecution and other kinds of things.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
On 13 March 2021, Buzzard-Quashie was arrested at her home in Ealing, west London, on suspicion of sending malicious communications after posting on Instagram some racist messages she had received from former acquaintances.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Several US states have passed laws prohibiting such use, though many apply primarily to malicious or commercial exploitation.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
He wanted to rise—a malicious, ironic voice insisted that he rise—and, at once, to leave this temple and go out into the world.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing malicious
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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