How do you spell Malicious?
Correct spelling
malicious
MALIC + IOUS. Think: malice.
Why is malicious spelled this way?
From Latin malitia, badness. MALUS (bad). Malicious intent is bad intent — the word describes harm that is deliberate and knowing.
Common misspellings of malicious
malicousmalisiousmaliciciousmalishious
Example
The attack was malicious.