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malevolently

malevolently adverb: in a malevolent manner; evilly.

Adverb

malevolently (comparative more malevolently, superlative most malevolently)

  1. In a malevolent manner; evilly.
    • He glared malevolently at the shining porcelain, and then shook his head lugubriously.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 25
    • They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder.1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 169

malevolently meaning in Urdu

malevolently in Urdu

بدخواہانہ, خبیثانہ

Antonyms of malevolently

Forms of malevolently

comparativemore malevolently
superlativemost malevolently

Origin of malevolently

From malevolent + -ly.

Questions about malevolently

What does malevolently mean?
Malevolently means in a malevolent manner; evilly.
What is malevolently in Urdu?
Malevolently in Urdu is بدخواہانہ, خبیثانہ. See Malevolently meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is malevolently?
Malevolently is an adverb.

Words near malevolently in the dictionary

  1. malevolence
  2. malevolences
  3. malevolencies
  4. malevolency
  5. malevolent
  6. malevolently
  7. malevolous
  8. Malew
  9. malewife
  10. malewives
  11. malexecution

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