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Word: Malevolent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Latin malevolent- ‘wishing evil’, from male ‘ill’ + volent- ‘wishing’ (from the verb velle)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
məˈlɛvələnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
having or showing a wish to do evil to others
Short Definition:having or showing wish to do evil to others
Examples:- the glint of dark, malevolent eyes
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