Leering and Malicious

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Leering adjective - Showing sly or knowing malice in a glance.

Usage example: "she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell

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Malicious and leering are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malicious" instead an adjective "Leering".

Nearby Words: leer, leery, leered

Malicious adjective - Having the nature of or resulting from malice.

Usage example: malicious gossip

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Leering and malicious are semantically related. You can use "Leering" instead an adjective "Malicious".

Nearby Words: malice, malignant, maliciously

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