maliciousness

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maliciousness

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From Middle English maliciousnes; equivalent to malicious + -ness.

noun maliciousnesses

  1. countable, uncountable The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice. The maliciousness of this gossip is directly proportional to the distance from the casket and the bereaved.

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@misc{maliciousness_2026,
  title = {maliciousness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maliciousness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}