The difference between Malicious and Wicked

When used as adjectives, malicious means of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite, whereas wicked means evil or mischievous by nature.

Wicked is also noun with the meaning: people who are wicked.

Wicked is also adverb with the meaning: very, extremely.

check bellow for the other definitions of Malicious and Wicked

  1. Malicious as an adjective:

    Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite

  2. Malicious as an adjective:

    spiteful and deliberately harmful

    Examples:

    "He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones."

  1. Wicked as an adjective:

    Evil or mischievous by nature.

  2. Wicked as an adjective (slang):

    Excellent; awesome; masterful

    Examples:

    "That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!"

  3. Wicked as an adjective (UK, dialect, obsolete):

    Active; brisk.

  1. Wicked as an adverb (slang, New England, British):

    Very, extremely.

    Examples:

    "The band we went to see the other night was wicked loud!"

  1. Wicked as a noun:

    People who are wicked.

  1. Wicked as a verb:

  1. Wicked as an adjective:

    Having a wick.

    Examples:

    "a two-wicked lamp"

  2. Wicked as an adjective (British, dialect, chiefly, Yorkshire):

    Infested with maggots.

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