malevolent
11malevolent — malicious, malign, malignant, malevolent 1. All four words are connected with doing harm or evil (from Latin malus), but there are important differences. Malicious means ‘intending to do harm’ and is associated with people (or occasionally… …
12malevolent — malevolently, adv. /meuh lev euh leuhnt/, adj. 1. wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful. 2. evil; harmful; injurious: a malevolent… …
13malevolent — ma|lev|o|lent [məˈlevələnt] adj formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: malevolens wishing evil ] a malevolent person wants to harm other people = ↑evil ≠ ↑benevolent malevolent look/stare/smile etc ▪ He gave her a dark, malevolent look.… …
14malevolent — [[t]mæle̱vələnt[/t]] ADJ GRADED A malevolent person deliberately tries to cause harm or evil. [FORMAL] Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line, her eyes bright and glittering. Ant: benevolent Derived words: malevolence N UNCOUNT ...a rare …
15malevolent — adjective Etymology: Latin malevolent , malevolens, from male badly + volent , volens, present participle of velle to wish more at mal , will Date: 1509 1. having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred 2.… …
16malevolent — adj. Malevolent is used with these nouns: ↑force, ↑glare, ↑spirit …
17malevolent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. spiteful, malicious, evil; see wicked 1 , 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [mu LEV uh lunt] malicious, wishing harm on others. He was severely abused as a child and had a malevolent disposition.… …
18malevolent — ma|lev|o|lent [ mə levələnt ] adjective showing that you want to do something bad to someone: a malevolent look/smile ╾ ma|lev|o|lence noun uncount ╾ ma|lev|o|lent|ly adverb …
19malevolent — [mə lɛv(ə)l(ə)nt] adjective wishing evil to others. Derivatives malevolence noun malevolently adverb Origin C16: from L. malevolent wishing evil , from male ill + volent , velle to wish …
20malevolent — adjective a malevolent glare Syn: malicious, hostile, evil minded, baleful, evil intentioned, venomous, evil, malign, malignant, rancorous, vicious, vindictive, vengeful; literary malefic, maleficent Ant: benevolent …
