All 6 Uses of
malicious
in
The Adventures of Augie March
- With the holder in her dark little gums between which all her guile, malice, and command issued, she had her best inspirations of strategy.†
Chpt 1 *
- And then if you satisfy that difficult question by saying it's not up to us to declare what a man should renounce because he is crippled or otherwise cursed, there's still the fact that Einhorn could be ugly and malicious.†
Chpt 6
- Since the old man was getting a fancy price for his eagle, or, the way I felt about it, had found a place for this harsh client of his, he was very pleased and malicious.†
Chpt 15
- Each, according to his tendency, had a look of pleasantry, with malice or with sympathy.†
Chpt 16
- You fight your malice too much.†
Chpt 24
- "But I was saying"--he gave me a genial smile with heart-felt squint and then he yawned and enjoyed the golden light--"how a guy struggles with malice.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(malicious) wanting to see others suffer; or threatening evil