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Malicious

Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.

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Cattish 84% connected

Catlike; feline

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Cattish 84% connected

Catlike; feline

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Catty 84% connected

An East Indian Weight of 1 1/3 pounds.

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Catty 84% connected

An East Indian Weight of 1 1/3 pounds.

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Despiteful 84% connected

Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate; malicious.

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Despiteful 84% connected

Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate; malicious.

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Leering 84% connected

of Leer

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Leering 84% connected

of Leer

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Malevolent 84% connected

Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.

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Malevolent 84% connected

Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.

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Poisonous 84% connected

Having the qualities or effects of poison; venomous; baneful; corrupting; noxious.

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Poisonous 84% connected

Having the qualities or effects of poison; venomous; baneful; corrupting; noxious.

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Spiteful 84% connected

Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person or act.

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Spiteful 84% connected

Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex, annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person or act.

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Venomous 84% connected

Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous.

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Venomous 84% connected

Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the bite of a serpent may be venomous.

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Vicious 84% connected

Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.

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Vicious 84% connected

Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect.

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Vindictive 84% connected

Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful.

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Vindictive 84% connected

Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge; revengeful.

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Vixenish 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.

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Vixenish 84% connected

Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.

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Malice 74% connected

Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of…

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Malice 74% connected

Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of…

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