malevolent
Example Sentences
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“Because,” Toby began, tired of this weird kid and his malevolent presence.
From Literature
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But he sure makes the strongest case for being the most malevolent, influential force there, a malignancy that poisons everything he touches.
From Los Angeles Times
They found that when a phishing pop-up had clear malevolent telltales, like misspellings, the phone and PC users tended to avoid it at similar rates.
It’s like a malevolent Ouroboros, where we can’t tell which is the head and which the tail, or which end is swallowing the other.
From Salon
Despite its critics, nationalism isn’t always a malevolent force.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.