Malicious and Native

Malicious

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

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

Nearby Words: malice, malignant, maliciously

Native

Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.

Malicious and native are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malicious" instead an adjective "Native".

Nearby Words: nativity, natively

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Winnetou Barbarian Tribe: The Native Americans are viewed as semi-civilised in most cases, but never as malicious on their own.
  • Alien Invasion We're usually not outright malicious, but we're often quite destructive to native species, paralleling historical imperialism and colonization.
  • Western Animation / Gargoyles Creepy Crows: Raven is one of Oberon's Children and a more malicious version of the Native American trickster hero, able to change into a human, raven, or raven-headed gargoyle.
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