malicious
adj. 恶意的，恶毒的，怀恨的
例句
That might merely have been malicious gossip.
那可能只是恶意闲言。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
These are not necessarily hateful, malicious people.
这些不一定是心怀怨恨、有恶意的人。
It was malicious gossip, completely without substance.
这是恶意造谣，完全没有事实根据。
《牛津词典》
