maliceful en · ADJ
Etymology
From malice + -ful.
Meanings
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Showing malice, malicious.
And as it got towards the end of the month, the impet began to look so maliceful, and that twirled that’s tail faster and faster each time she gave a guess.
1890, Joseph Jacobs, “Tom Tit Tot”, in English Fairy Tales, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most maliceful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more maliceful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |