malevolent
adjective
wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious.
malevolently
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a word derived from
malevolent.
Example Sentences
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For 25 minutes, Nimrod Antal’s “Retribution” is a malevolently fun movie.
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
In this way, human bias - the automatic and understandable assumption that your friends and colleagues are not acting malevolently - would be less likely to be a factor in management decision-making.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
It's not the first time we've seen Nate malevolently gazing into a mirror this season.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021
And Leto finds a breezy, theatrical menace in his very odd character: Is he a killer, or is he just malevolently strange?
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2021
For a moment Mona’s shadow seemed to arch overhead malevolently, but then Mona settled back into her chair, and she was just an old woman again.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
