Malicious
Malicious adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Vituperative and malicious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vituperative" instead an adjective "Malicious".
Vituperative
Vituperative adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
Usage example: the type of provocative magazine article that is guaranteed to engender vituperative threats of subscription cancellations
Malicious and vituperative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malicious" instead an adjective "Vituperative".
Nearby Word: vituperation
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- mean and malicious
- mean and vituperative
- foul and malicious
- foul and vituperative
- harsh and malicious
- harsh and vituperative
- offensive and malicious
- offensive and vituperative
- hateful and malicious
- hateful and vituperative
- scornful and malicious
- scornful and vituperative
- sarcastic and malicious
- sarcastic and vituperative
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