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Definition of malevolent adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

malevolent

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//məˈlɛvələnt//
 
[usually before noun]
 
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having or showing a desire to harm other people synonym malicious, wicked malevolent intentions/thoughts his dark malevolent eyes opposite benevolent
NAmE//məˈlɛvələns//
 
noun [uncountable] an act of pure malevolence
malevolently
 
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adverb
See malevolent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary