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malicious

How many syllables in malicious?

  3 syllables

Divide malicious into syllables:   ma-li-cious
Stressed syllable in malicious:   ma-li-cious
How to pronounce malicious:   muh-lish-us
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Synonyms for malicious


1 syllable
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2 syllables
  • nasty
  • spiteful
  • roguish
3 syllables
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    What rhymes with malicious

    2 syllables
    • christmas
    • xmas
    • x-mas
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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