"Calm, gentle, passionless, as he appeared, there was yet, we fear, a quiet
depth of malice, hitherto latent, but active now, in this unfortunate old
man,
which led him to imagine a more intimate revenge than any mortal
had
ever
wreaked upon an enemy."
Bantam Classic
Ch11 pg 127
I think malice means harmful.
I think malice is the desire to inflict harm.
ReplyDeleteDivctionary.com says that malice can also mean evil or deep-seated meanness.
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ReplyDeleteill will, spite, spitefulness; animosity, enmity; malevolence; venom, hate, hatred; bitterness, rancor.
Can also be used as a term in law; evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others.
I've heard malice as an adjective to describe something fragile or that would break easily.
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