Malicious and Malignly

Malicious

Malicious adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Malignly and malicious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malignly" instead an adverb "Malicious".

Nearby Words: malice, malignant, maliciously

Malignly

Malignly adverb - In a malign and evil manner.
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Synonyms for Malignly

Malicious and malignly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malicious" instead an adverb "Malignly".

Nearby Words: malign, malignity

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