malevolently
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8.6
- adverb
- /məˈlɛvələntli/
- Formal
:
malevolentemente
- Looking up, she saw a sprawling old house that seemed to glare malevolently at them.
- eyes glowed malevolently
- glared malevolently
- glowed malevolently
Examples
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Whoever it was had been staring malevolently at them.
Fiction book (2002) -
Teeth crowded the creature's jaws, and its eyes glowed malevolently.
Fiction book (1992) -
"How long?" he said malevolently.
Fiction book (1991) -
It seemed to him that people were looking at him malevolently.
Fiction book (2000) -
He smiled malevolently, turned off the machine, took out the tape, and left the room.
Fiction book (1997) -
Massive thunderclouds are billowing malevolently on the horizon, and hail starts to pelt the roof.
Blog text (20) -
She turned to see Hevak gazing malevolently into Coren's face.
Fiction book (1995) -
Looming over her, he whispered malevolently, "In one turning of Moon Woman's face, you'll wish I'd slit your throat."
Fiction book (1990) -
Hevak glared at him even more malevolently, and Coren felt an almost physical shove—not to his body, but to his mind.
Fiction book (1995) -
The villain laughed malevolently as he plotted his next evil deed.
Synonyms
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7.1
In a way that wants to hurt someone or cause trouble
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6.3
In a way that seems likely to hurt or scare someone
5
6.3
In an evil and cruel way that harms other people
5
9.1
In a very cruel, very clever, or very difficult way
5
6.8
In a very cruel and shocking way
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8.4
In a cruel way to hurt or frighten others
3
8.7
In an angry and hurtful way
3
8.4
In a very evil way
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8.2
In a very angry, violent way that shows a wish to hurt or kill someone
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8.4
To do something in a very shocking and cruel way
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8.2
With a look or voice that shows you want to harm someone
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8.9
In a very evil way
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9.3
In a harmful way that causes damage and spreads quickly
1
7.3
To speak or act in a very hurtful and angry way
1
8.2
In a way that seems evil, wild, and frightening
1
8.9
In a very dishonest or illegal way
In a mean and harmful way
In a cruel way that shows bad intentions
In a way that seems evil or threatening
Antonyms
How Malevolent
Surface Forms
Morphology
malevolently = malevolent (transparent) = malevolent + ly
Standard adjective-to-adverb derivation by adding '-ly', so the adverbial meaning is directly predictable from the adjective.
Etymology
The word malevolently comes from Latin parts male- meaning 'bad' (seen in English words like malfunction) and -volent meaning 'wishing', as in benevolent ('wishing good'). So, to act malevolently is to 'wish' bad for someone or to try to harm others.