The definition of malicious is showing spite or intentionally wanting to cause harm to someone.
(adjective)An example of malicious is the sticking of a sharp object in the road so that a car's tires are destroyed.
See malicious in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ME < OFr malicios < L malitiosus < malitia: see malice
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