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malevolent

ma·lev·o·lent

malevolent

 
 
pronunciation:
m le v lihnt
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition: wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious.
The spirits haunting this house are mischievous but not malevolent.Since my promotion, the administrative assistant looks at me with a malevolent glare.
antonyms:
benevolent
similar words:
catty, destructive, evil, malicious, malign, malignant, miscreant, spiteful, vicious
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derivation: malevolently (adv.)
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