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maliciousness
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English
Etymology
From Middle English maliciousnes; equivalent to malicious + -ness.
Noun
maliciousness (countable and uncountable, plural maliciousnesses)
- The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice.
- 2011, Shehan Karunatilaka, Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, Jonathan Cape, page 252:
- The maliciousness of this gossip is directly proportional to the distance from the casket and the bereaved.
Translations
maliciousness — see malevolence
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