malicious

a malicious and untrue story.

the right to sue for malicious falsehood.

be bespattered by malicious gossip

some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate.

He's a malicious and malevolent malefactor and gangster.

You ought to kick back at such malicious slander.

malicious fates are bent on working out an ill intent.

He was held on remand, charged with causing malicious damage to property.

Malicious gossip could injure his chances of success. It can also mean to treat another unjustly or wrongfully:

It was a malicious act, meant to shame the Queen!

Complete fabrication. Malicious lies spread by jealous competitors.

Dark empaths on the other hand, tend to be malicious.

However, she did not do this with any malicious intention.

The companies are pressing Facebook to do more about malicious content.

" Yeah, Weasley, we were just wondering, " said a malicious voice near by.

People around the room can snoop on these signals and do malicious things.

Officials in Jordan had accused Hamzah of a " malicious plot" against the government.

" And you were? " I asked, with a slightly malicious glance at my companion.

KPN said it had observed " malicious activity" on the family's IP address.