different between damning vs malicious

English

Etymology

From Middle English dampnyng; equivalent to damn +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæm??/
• Homophone: damming

Verb

damning

1. present participle of damn

Adjective

damning (comparative more damning, superlative most damning)

1. Condemning.

   damning evidence was clear for all to see

Noun

damning (plural damnings)

1. A condemnation.
   • 2003, Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)

     This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.

2. An act of swearing with the word "damn".
   • 1697, Daniel Defoe, An Essay Upon Projects

     No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.

Anagrams

• Dingman, manding

Swedish

Etymology

damma +? -ning

Noun

damning c

1. dusting, removal of dust (with a duster or a damp cloth)

   Vid de flesta folkskolor i Stockholm användes torrsopning för slutna fönster, en mycket ofullständig damning och skurning blott en gång i månaden.

   In most of the public schools in Stockholm, dry sweeping was used with closed windows, a much incomplete dusting and scouring only once each month.

Declension

References

• damning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• damning in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)

English

Alternative forms

• malitious (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia (“malice”), from malus (“bad”). Displaced native Old English yfelwillende.

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?l?sh'?s, IPA^(key): /m??l???s/

Adjective

malicious (comparative more malicious, superlative most malicious)

1. Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
2. spiteful and deliberately harmful

   He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

Synonyms

• malevolent
• evil
• See also Thesaurus:evil

Derived terms

• maliciously
• maliciousness
• malicious mischief

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