Malicious
Crossword Clue and Answers
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Publications
- Irish Independent - Simple - Wednesday, 15 Sep 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 10 Jun 2021
- The New York Times Crossword - Monday, 1 May 2017
Crossword Answers
3 letters
ILL
Presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
4 letters
MEAN
Characterized by malice; "a hateful thing to do"; "in a mean mood"
EVIL
Morally objectionable behavior
5 letters
NASTY
Characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
SNIDE
Expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
CATTY
Any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
CRUEL
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
6 letters
WANTON
Spend wastefully; "wanton one's money away"
8 letters
SPITEFUL
Showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite; "a despiteful fiend"; "a truly spiteful child"; "a vindictive man will look for occasions for resentment"
9 letters
DASTARDLY
Despicably cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt
MALIGNANT
Dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
10 letters
MALEVOLENT
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"