Word: malicious
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ma
li
cious
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
Morphemes:
Affix: malicious
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
Etymology Compounds: Affix: malus
Language: la
Decoded: malus
Meaning: bad, evil
Affix: -itia
Language: la
Decoded: -itia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ness, -ity; Used to form nouns describing the condition of being something.
Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns.