Malicious vs Inimical - What's the difference?
malicious | inimical |
Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
spiteful and deliberately harmful
Harmful in effect.
Unfriendly, hostile.
As adjectives the difference between malicious and inimical
is that malicious is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite while inimical is harmful in effect.malicious
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.
Synonyms
* malevolent * evil * See alsoDerived terms
* maliciously * maliciousness * malicious mischiefinimical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Suicide is inimical to the health of the participant.
- Her inimical attitude precludes romance.
