maliciously
maliciously — adverb
1. when someone acts from a deliberate intention to hurt another person, damage the
when someone acts from a deliberate intention to hurt another person, damage their reputation, or cause trouble for them.
Theo maliciously spread a false rumor about his teammate right before the final match.
modifies 'spread' — deliberately harmful act
Someone had maliciously deleted the entire project folder from the shared drive at work.
modifies 'deleted' — harmful sabotage
The email was written to sound polite, but it was maliciously designed to embarrass the new intern.
Neighbors believed the tree had been maliciously poisoned with chemicals overnight.
Lin smiled maliciously as she watched her rival struggle with the difficult question.
- spitefully
focuses on the desire to annoy or offend someone personally
- vindictively
implies a revenge motive — wanting to get back at someone
- cruelly
focuses on causing suffering, not necessarily with planning
- kindly
opposite — acting with warmth and care
- benevolently
formal opposite — acting with generous goodwill
文法句型
modifies a verb describing a harmful action
用法筆記
Frequently modifies verbs describing communication (spread, tell, write) or digital actions (delete, hack, upload). The adverb adds the idea that the action was done not just carelessly but with deliberate ill intent.
常見錯誤
maliciously — adjective
- maliciouslypositive
- more maliciouslycomparative
- most maliciouslysuperlative
1. describing a person, their words, or their actions that come from a deliberate w
describing a person, their words, or their actions that come from a deliberate wish to harm someone emotionally, socially, or materially.
The old woman gave Lin a malicious look when he stepped onto the bus ahead of her.
attributive: 'a malicious look' — facial expression showing ill will
Kwame's malicious comments about his colleague's accent made everyone in the room uncomfortable.
attributive: 'malicious comments' — speech intended to hurt
A malicious rumor about the new teacher spread through the school in just one afternoon.
The review was full of malicious lies designed to destroy the restaurant's reputation.
Dr. Okafor's tone was not angry but malicious, which surprised the patient.
- spiteful
more personal — aimed at a specific person; slightly more informal
- vindictive
specifically motivated by a desire for revenge
- malevolent
more literary; suggests a deeper, more permanent ill will
- kind
opposite — warm-hearted and caring
- benevolent
formal opposite — generous and well-meaning
文法句型
malicious + noun
be + malicious
用法筆記
Common in attributive position before nouns like look, remark, smile, rumor, gossip, intent. The predicative form (be + malicious) typically describes a person's character or the quality of their words/actions, not a permanent personality trait.