malicious
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Definition & Meaning of "malicious"in English

malicious
01

intending to cause harm or distress to others 

malicious definition and meaning
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most malicious
Comparative
more malicious
gradable
Examples
His malicious prank caused damage to property and upset many people. 
02

(of software or a code) intentionally designed to harm, damage, or disrupt computer systems, networks, or data 

Examples
The antivirus software detected a malicious virus in the system. 
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