Malicious Waqas Hussain

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  1. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
    “Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious” (Brooks,web).
  2. malignant
    dangerous to health
    “How inexpressible is the meanness of being a hypocrite! how horrible is it to be a mischievous and malignant hypocrite” (Voltaire,web).
  3. malign
    speak unfavorably about
    “If there is a God, he is a malign thug” (Twain,web).
  4. baneful
    evil or sinister
    “Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful an influence, as indolence” (Jefferson,web).
  5. spiteful
    showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt
    “Whatever spiteful fools may say, Each jealous ranting yelper, No woman ever went astray, Without a man to help her” (Lincolin,web).
  6. poisonous
    having the qualities of a substance that causes death
  7. toxic
    of or relating to or caused by a poison
  8. wicked
    having committed unrighteous acts
  9. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  10. sympathetic
    expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings
Created on Tue Mar 22 08:25:37 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Mar 31 20:53:56 EDT 2011)

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