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malevolently

adverb

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. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for malevolently
  1. maliciously
  2. bitterly
  3. despitefully
  4. viciously
  5. wickedly
Adverb
  • The lengthydocument details how Anthropic found and prevented various cases of its AI models being used maliciously between December 2025 and August 2026.
    — Greta Reich, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Penal Code 597 states that any person who who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal is guilty of a crime.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of maliciously
Adverb
  • In the case of severe winds during bitterly cold weather, look for elk on leeward slopes where they’re offered some protection.
    — Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Homer Hill, as the name suggests, is also at no little altitude, and bitterly exposed to the elements when winter arrives.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of bitterly
Adverb
  • 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
Definition of despitefully
Adverb
  • Some of the attacks were viciously personal, like about how a deceased family member deserved to die.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Noa dances viciously, slamming her body raw in front of the stage.
    — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of viciously
Adverb
  • Hadid smiles wickedly at the memory of her team presenting to her huge poster boards plastered with images of herself every time she had been photographed in jeans through the years.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Inspired by the Old Hollywood bon vivants Hendrix grew up admiring —Zsa Zsa Gabor, among them — Lucy is a wickedly sharp and glamorous 1940s socialite whose shows blend crowd work, magic and vaudevillian stunts.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of wickedly

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“Malevolently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malevolently. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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