Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a malicious or spiteful manner; with malice, enmity, or ill-will; wantonly; with wilful disregard of duty.

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  • adverb in a malicious manner, or for malicious reasons

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb with malice; in a malicious manner

Etymologies

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malicious +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • MoveOn. org is joining Barack Obama and the DNC in maliciously misquoting John McCain, said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

    MoveOn announces launch date for anti-McCain ad buy

  • MoveOn. org is joining Barack Obama and the DNC in maliciously misquoting John McCain, said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

    CNN=Politics Daily

  • MoveOn. org is joining Barack Obama and the DNC in maliciously misquoting John McCain, said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

    MoveOn announces launch date for anti-McCain ad buy

  • MoveOn. org is joining Barack Obama and the DNC in maliciously misquoting John McCain, said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.

    Mississippi Democrat distances himself from Obama

  • “Little rooster,” she called maliciously to him in zenyan, “little cock, where is your crow?

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  • And only this word maliciously is in the Statute material, as this term forcible is in the statute of forcible entries; by which statute if a man enter peaceably, and put not his adversary out forcibly, it is no offence, but if he put him out forcibly, then by that statute it is an offence.

    Paras

  • The Tennessee Titans are suing Southern California and coach Lane Kiffin for "maliciously" luring away assistant running backs coach Kennedy Pola a week before training camp opens.

    Titans-USC Lawsuit: Tennessee SUES Southern Cal For Poaching Assistant

  • The Tennessee Titans are suing Southern California and coach Lane Kiffin for "maliciously" luring away assistant running backs coach Kennedy Pola a week before training camp opens.

    Titans-USC Lawsuit: Tennessee SUES Southern Cal For Poaching Assistant

  • He thinks of your future; he acknowledges you a bride worthy any duke in the land (men in love "-- maliciously --" _will_ dote, you know); he thinks of the world and its opinion, and how fond they are of applying the word

    Molly Bawn

  • -- The Tennessee Titans are suing Southern California and coach Lane Kiffin for "maliciously" luring away assistant running backs coach Kennedy Pola

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