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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin malitiōsus. By surface analysis, malizia (“malice”) + -oso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.litˈt͡sjo.zo/, (traditional) /ma.litˈt͡sjo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: ma‧li‧zió‧so
Adjective
malizioso (feminine maliziosa, masculine plural maliziosi, feminine plural maliziose)
- malicious
- mischievous, naughty
Derived terms