as in villainously
in a mean or spiteful manner
"I'll get you yet!" she hissed malevolently
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Recent Examples of malevolently
Images of Labubus beamed malevolently from their packaging, as if gloating in their unreachability.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malevolently
Adverb
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The other claimed former special counsel Jack Smith prosecuted him maliciously and that his privacy rights were violated when the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents in August 2022.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The second claim, which was previously reported publicly last year, related to accusations that he was prosecuted maliciously by then-special counsel Jack Smith and that his privacy rights were violated when the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago estate for classified documents in August of 2022.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In other words, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Its inhabitants were left without light or heat during a bitterly cold polar vortex, with temperatures as low as 2 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hasina was bitterly criticized by both her opponents and independent critics for sending Zia to jail.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
Adverb
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The 89-minute running time doesn’t allow much exposition, and in fact the opening sequence shows a veterinarian coming to treat a sickly Ben before having his face viciously torn off.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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Adusei said her brother barely had time to unwind and unpack from his overseas trip before he was viciously attacked.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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It’s been a wickedly good week for Jonathan Bailey.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Grant is wickedly delightful, rightfully becoming one of the rare actors in a horror movie to gain awards traction, receiving nominations at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and BAFTAs.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Malevolently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malevolently. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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