Both Uses of
malicious
in
The Crying of Lot 49
- He walked out of a party one night because somebody used the word "creampuff," it seemed maliciously, in his hearing.†
Chpt 1 *
- Power, omniscience, implacable malice, attributes of what they'd thought to be a historical principle, a Zeitgeist, are carried over to the now human enemy.†
Chpt 6
Definition:
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(malicious) wanting to see others suffer; or threatening evil