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mălĭtĭa, ae, f. [malus], bad quality, badness.

  1. I. Lit. (post-class.): terrae malitia, Pall. 1, 6: arboris, unfruitfulness, id. 11, 8.
  2. II. Trop., ill-will, spite, malice (class.): virtutis contraria est vitiositas: sic enim malo, quam malitiam, appellare eam, quam Graeci κακίαν appellant: nam malitia certi cujusdam vitii nomen est: vitiositas omnium, Cic. Tusc. 4, 15, 34: est enim malitia versuta et fallax nocendi ratio, id. N. D. 3, 30, 75; id. Rosc. Com. 16, 46: per summam fraudem et malitiam, id. Quint. 18, 56; id. Clu. 26, 70; opp. to virtus: virtute, non malitia, P. Scipioni placuisse, Sall. J. 22, 2.
    With malus: sine mala omni malitia, Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 38.
    In plur.: collatio nostrarum malitiarum, Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 66: everriculum malitiarum omnium, Cic. N. D. 3, 30, 74.
    1. B. Cunning, artfulness: muliebris malitia adhibenda est mihi, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 23.
    2. C. Sometimes in a good sense, like our roguery, Cic. Att. 15, 26, 4: tamen a malitia non discedis, you do not desist from your roguery, id. Fam. 9, 19, 1.

mălĭtĭōsē, adv., v. malitiosus fin.

mălĭtĭōsĭtas, ātis, f. [malitiosus], wickedness, knavishness (eccl. Lat.), Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 15 fin.

mălĭtĭōsus, a, um, adj. [malitia], full of wickedness, wicked, knavish, crafty, malicious.

  1. I. In gen. (class.): homo, Cic. Off. 3, 13, 57: malitiosissimus, Front. ad M. Caes. 4, 3.
    Of things: juris interpretatio, Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33.
  2. II. As nom. prop.: Silva Malitiosa, a forest in the Sabine territory, Liv. 1, 30, 9; = ὕλη κακοῦργος, Dion. 3, 33.
    Hence, adv.: mălĭtĭōsē, wickedly, knavishly, perfidiously: quicquam agi dolose, aut malitiose, Cic. Off. 3, 15, 61: facere aliquid, id. Verr. 2, 2, 53, § 132.
    Comp.: rem mandatam malitiosius gerere, Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 111.