See Also: jimber-jawed(dictionary)
malicious(medicine)
Malicious(money)
malicious(dictionary)
malicious(dictionary)
MALICIOUS(law)
Malicious Prosecution(law)
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF(law)
MALICIOUS ABANDONMENT(law)
DESERTION, MALICIOUS(law)

jimber-jawed (iou) and malicious (iou)


jimber-jawed (iou)



jimber-jawed adjective. US colloq. M19.
[Prob. from alt. of GIMBAL + JAWED.]
Having a protruding lower jaw.

malicious (iou)



malicious adjective & noun. ME.
[Old French malicius (mod. malicieux) from Latin malitiosus, from malitia: see MALICE, -OUS.]
A. adjective.
Given to, arising from, or characterized by malice. ME.
Milton Thou knowst..what malicious Foe..seeks to work us woe and shame. E. M. Forster Mr Vyse..took a malicious pleasure in thwarting people. V. Brome Clearly..a great deal of gossip, backbiting and malicious talk went on.
b. Wicked. ME-L15.
c. Law. Characterized by malice prepense. LME.
L. Southworth He did have a couple of arrests. One for malicious damage and the Other for G.B.H. Daily Telegraph Guilty verdicts..for causing an affray and malicious wounding were unsafe and unsatisfactory.
Harmful, malignant. LME-E18.
Clever, artful. LME-L16.
b. noun. A malicious person. rare. M16.
maliciously adverb LME.
maliciousness noun LME.