different between malicious vs vitriolic

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

Translations

English

Etymology

From vitriol +? -ic; or from French vitriolique (cognate with Italian vetriolico, Portuguese vitriolico, Spanish vitriolico).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v?t????l?k/
• Hyphenation: vi?tri?ol?ic

Adjective

vitriolic (comparative more vitriolic, superlative most vitriolic)

1. (chemistry, dated) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.

   Synonym: (obsolete) vitriolous
2. (figuratively) Bitterly scathing, caustic.

Derived terms

• vitriolic acid
• vitriolic acid air

Translations

See also

• sulfuric acid, sulphuric acid