ma·li·cious /məˈlɪʃəs/ adjectiveadj CRUELvery unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone 怀有恶意的,恶毒的malicious gossip/rumour Who is responsible for these malicious rumours? 是谁制造了这些恶毒的谣言?
► see thesaurus at unkind —maliciously adverbadv
—maliciousness noun [uncountableU]