malicious

adj 1: having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious

gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me

wince"- Rudyard Kipling [ant: {unmalicious}]

2: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from

intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old

woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were

successful" [syn: {malevolent}] [ant: {benevolent}]