aforethought
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of aforethought
Example Sentences
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Everything he has done in his whole life has been with malice aforethought.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2022
As Regina George, the reigning mean girl with malice aforethought, Taylor Louderman is a contender for lead actress in a musical.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2018
Armando Iannucci’s absurdist comedy reveals this in an extremely loose manner of speaking, with malice aforethought, straight-faced glee and formidable sharpshooting that occasionally misfires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2018
There is now a colorable case that they did just that, in at least one instance with malice aforethought.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2016
Not, of course, with malice aforethought, for they were among my very best friends; and one in particular was a near and highly valued neighbor.
From Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)
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