malevolently en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English malevolent Middle English -ly English -ly English malevolently From malevolent + -ly.
Meanings
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In a malevolent manner; evilly.
He glared malevolently at the shining porcelain, and then shook his head lugubriously.
1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 25:They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder.
1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 169:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most malevolently | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more malevolently | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |