Someone who is ~ does cruel things to hurt people they dislike.
He could be ~.
...a stream of ~ telephone calls.
= malicious
ADJ
~ly
We crept into our little sister’s bedroom and ~ly defaced her pop posters.
ADV: ADV with v
Someone who is ~ does cruel things to hurt people they dislike.
He could be ~.
...a stream of ~ telephone calls.
= malicious
ADJ
~ly
We crept into our little sister’s bedroom and ~ly defaced her pop posters.
ADV: ADV with v
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012