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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Joel McHale’s living nightmare of a New York chef turns up for the first time in the second episode of “The Bear,” malevolently hovering inches from the hero’s right shoulder.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2024
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
Through a spokesman, Peters denied dealing in improper benefits and his representatives wrote that one of the key pieces of evidence presented by Nigerian investigators is a “concoction malevolently contrived.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021
But Malfoy’s eyes were shining malevolently, and they were fixed on Harry.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
