at the mercy of one whose purposes could not be other than malevolent (Hawthorne).
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ma|lev´o|lent|ly — ma|lev|o|lent «muh LEHV uh luhnt», adjective. wishing evil to happen to others; showing ill will; spiteful: »at the mercy of one whose purposes could not be other than malevolent (Hawthorne). ╂[< Old French malivolent, learned borrowing from… … Useful english dictionary
lev — lev·an; lev·ance; lev·ant; lev·arterenol; lev·el·er; lev·el·ism; lev·el·ly; lev·el·man; lev·er·et; lev·i·ga·tion; lev·i·ga·tor; lev·in; lev·i·tate; lev·i·ta·tion; lev·i·ta·tive; lev·i·ta·tor; lev·i·ty; lev·u·li·nate; lev·u·lin·ic; lev·u·lose;… … English syllables
ma·lev·o·lent — … Useful english dictionary
lent — am·biv·a·lent; au·ru·lent; be·nev·o·lent; cho·lent; com·pel·lent; con·do·lent; cor·pu·lent; cor·pu·lent·ly; cor·pu·lent·ness; crap·u·lent; ded·o·lent; di·vel·lent; do·lent; equiv·a·lent·ly; es·cu·lent; ex·cel·lent·ly; ex·cel·lent·ness;… … English syllables
malevolent — ma·lev·o·lent … English syllables
malevolently — ma·lev·o·lent·ly … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
malevolent — ma|lev|o|lent [ mə levələnt ] adjective showing that you want to do something bad to someone: a malevolent look/smile ╾ ma|lev|o|lence noun uncount ╾ ma|lev|o|lent|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… … English syllables
malevolent — ma•lev•o•lent [[t]məˈlɛv ə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) wishing evil or harm to others; malicious 2) producing harm or evil; injurious • Etymology: 1500–10; < L, s. of malevolēns ill disposed =male male +volēns, prp. of velle to want, desire… … From formal English to slang
