Antonyms for malevolently
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : muh-lev-uh-luh nt |
Phonetic Transcription : məˈlɛv ə lənt |
Definition of malevolently
Origin :- c.1500, from Middle French malivolent and directly from Latin malevolentem (nominative malevolens) "ill-disposed, spiteful, envious," from male "badly" (see mal-) + volentem (nominative volens), present participle of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). Related: Malevolently.
- As in falsely : adv deceitfully
- As in fiercely : adv violently, menacingly
- "Hullo," he growled, stopping short and eying him malevolently with lowered head.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Then I moved away, conscious that her eyes followed me malevolently.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- The Indians stared at me malevolently, but offered me no abuse.
- Extract from : « A Virginia Scout » by Hugh Pendexter
- Jim opened his mouth in a grin, and gazed long and malevolently at his questioner.
- Extract from : « Aaron's Rod » by D. H. Lawrence
- "I've been trying to understand him for twenty-five years," the other said malevolently.
- Extract from : « Carnac's Folly, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
- "I wonder if she'd done it if she'd known all I know," continued the other malevolently.
- Extract from : « Satan Sanderson » by Hallie Erminie Rives
- Its red eyes glowed at him malevolently in the glare of his chest-lamp.
- Extract from : « The Giants From Outer Space » by Geoff St. Reynard
- On the footstool a Pekinese dog sat looking at him malevolently.
- Extract from : « Fairfax and His Pride » by Marie Van Vorst
- In fact for a long time his power was malevolently checked by the Genevese.
- Extract from : « Catherine de' Medici » by Honore de Balzac
- He was standing where they had left him, his eyes fastened on them malevolently.
- Extract from : « Gordon Keith » by Thomas Nelson Page
Synonyms for malevolently
- angrily
- awfully
- basely
- behind one's back
- boldly
- brutally
- crookedly
- dishonestly
- dishonorably
- disloyally
- faithlessly
- falseheartedly
- ferociously
- forcefully
- forcibly
- frantically
- frenziedly
- frighteningly
- furiously
- hard
- horribly
- impetuously
- in a frenzy
- irresistibly
- like cats and dogs
- madly
- maleficiently
- malevolently
- maliciously
- malignly
- mightily
- monstrous
- no holds barred
- passionately
- perfidiously
- riotously
- roguishly
- roughly
- savagely
- severely
- stormily
- tempestuously
- terribly
- threateningly
- tigerishly
- tooth and nail
- traitorously
- treacherously
- turbulently
- uncontrollably
- underhandedly
- unfaithfully
- unscrupulously
- vehemently
- venomously
- viciously
- wildly
- with bared teeth
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