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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Malici(o)usly(e, adv. Also: -lie and -cyows-, malycyusly, maliti(o)us-, malitieous-, mailitiouslie, malisiows-, mallissiuslie. [ME. (1382) and e.m.E. malicious-, malycyous-, malitiously.] In senses of Malici(o)us a. and Malice n.: With evil or spiteful intent; wickedly, wrongfully; rancorously, spitefully; cruelly.(a) c1420 Wynt. viii. 2244.
For dyspyt and gret inwy … malicyowsly 14.. Acts I. 334/2.
That maliciously and again the law thai [millers] occupy mar space betwen the hup and the myln stan [etc.] 1456 Hay I. 182/28. Ib. 207/25. c1520-c1535 Nisbet II. 338 m. 1535 Stewart 8676.
How Dedius, with haltane mind … Maliciouslie malingis agane me c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3870. 1567 Nugae Scoticae 15.
Malitiouslie a1578 Pitsc. I. 235/4.
Ewerie on strak maliciouslie at wther [in a joust] 1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 35.
The saids letters are maist maliciouslie purchest 1589 Reg. Privy C. IV. 369.
Maliciouslie 1596 Dalr. I. 96/24.
Malitiouslie 1608 Douglas Corr. 192.
Maliceouslie 1613 Glasgow Trades House 49. 1616 Dalyell Darker Superst. 6.
Malitiouslie 1628 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. II. 257.
He beganne to kythe himselffe more maliciouslie dispoised nor of before 1649 Rec. Kirk Scotl. 570.
He … raild malitieouslie against both King and parliament 1663 Glasgow Merchants House 118.
[They] hes most mailitiouslie at ther awine hands teilled … ane considerabill quantitie of the hie commoune way(b) c1420 Wynt. vii. 1808.
This Henry That bare hym lyk malycyusly And all thyng tretyd in dispyte 1490 Paisley B. Rec. 40.
A part of evle avisit personis … of Renfrew … has maliciusly and wikkitly … distroit certane stanis … quhilk wes ordanit to the merket croce of … Paslay 1600-1610 Melvill 148.
Whow craftelie and malitiuslie that sycophant calumniattes the ordour(c) a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. xxiii. 4.
Blind man … That Blythe hes spulȝeit sa malisiowslie 1604 Misc. Hist. Soc. II. 246.
[Not] to sensur enay honest manis procedingis our mallissiusle till thay se the end