malevolent

(mə-lĕv'ə-lənt)
adj.

1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.
2. Having an evil or harmful influence: malevolent stars.

[Latin malevolēns, malevolent-. See malevolence.]

malevolently ma·lev'o·lent·ly adv.

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adjective

Characterized by intense ill will or spite: black, despiteful, evil, hateful, malicious, malign, malignant, mean², nasty, poisonous, spiteful, venomous, vicious, wicked. Slang bitchy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

adj

Definition: hateful
Antonyms: amiable, benevolent, harmless, kind, liking, loving

IN BRIEF: Spitefully.

The referee felt that the ball was kicked malevolently into the stands after the booing by the spectators.

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For a list of words related to malevolent, see:

• Bad, False, Evil, Insincere, or Dishonest

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ondsindet, ildesindet, ondskabsfuld

Nederlands (Dutch)
kwaadaardig, kwaad doend

Français (French)
adj. - malveillant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - boshaft, feindselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κακόβουλος, μοχθηρός, εχθρικός

Italiano (Italian)
malevolo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - malévolo

Русский (Russian)
злобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - malicioso, maligno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - elak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有恶意的, 坏心肠的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有惡意的, 壞心腸的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 악의 있는, 증오를 가진, 사악한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悪意のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناقم, حاقد, ساخط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חורש רעה, רשע‬

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