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maliciously

/məlˈɪʃɪsli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
ma-li-cious-ly
IPA
/məlˈɪʃɪsli/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a malicious manner, or for malicious reasons.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English maliciousli; equivalent to malicious + -ly.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more maliciously (comparative) most maliciously (superlative) malitiously (alternative)

Rhymes With

judiciously capriciously

Questions

How do you pronounce maliciously?
The recorded pronunciation is /məlˈɪʃɪsli/.
What does maliciously mean?
In a malicious manner, or for malicious reasons.
Where does maliciously come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce maliciously

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