maliciously
Definition
- Adverb:
- With malice; in a malicious manner: Describes an action done with the intention to cause harm, injury, or distress to someone else, often involving spite or ill will.
Usage
The adverb "maliciously" modifies a verb to describe how an action is performed. It specifies that the action is carried out with a desire to cause harm or suffering. It is often used in legal, formal, and everyday contexts to describe deliberate harmful behavior.
Examples
- Adverb:
- The rumor was spread maliciously to damage her reputation.
- He maliciously deleted the important files from the shared drive.
- "You'll regret this," she said maliciously.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Context: In law, "maliciously" is a term of art indicating a conscious disregard for the rights or safety of others, or an intent to commit an unlawful act.
- The defendant acted maliciously when he set the fire.
- Formal/Descriptive Context: Used to characterize speech, writing, or actions driven by spite.
- The critic wrote maliciously about the artist's latest work.
Variants and Related Words
- Malicious (adjective): Characterized by malice; having or showing a desire to harm someone.
- That was a malicious lie.
- Malice (noun): The intention or desire to do evil or cause injury to another person.
- He acted out of pure malice.
Synonyms
- Spitefully: With a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend.
- Vindictively: With a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.
- Malevolently: With a wish to do evil to others.
Antonyms
- Benevolently: In a well-meaning and kindly manner.
- Kindly: In a kind manner.
- Good-naturedly: In a cheerful, friendly, or tolerant way.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- With malice aforethought: A legal phrase meaning with premeditated intent to commit a crime or do harm.
- The act was committed with malice aforethought.
- Malicious intent: The deliberate purpose to cause harm.
- The hacker accessed the system with malicious intent.
Adverb
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with malice; in a malicious manner
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she answered maliciously
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