Inimical
Inimical adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.
Usage example: received an inimical response rather than the anticipated support
Malicious
Malicious adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: the neighborhood chatterbox has again been spreading malicious gossip
Inimical and malicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inimical" instead an adjective "Malicious".
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