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Fears of malevolent artificial intelligence plotting humanity’s downfall are a staple of science fiction.
That he hath therefore at this nick of time so outraged and wronged me, it cannot be but by the malevolent and wicked spirit.
GARGANTUA AND PANTAGRUEL, COMPLETE.FRANCOIS RABELAIS
This name is applied to a class of malevolent spirits who inhabit certain trees, cliffs and streams.
THE WILD TRIBES OF DAVAO DISTRICT, MINDANAOFAY-COOPER COLE
She had risen, and she towered there, a lean and malevolent figure, her head-dress nodding foolishly.
THE LION'S SKINRAFAEL SABATINI
Then the stranger turned and gave one sweep of his malevolent eye over the valley.
THE STORY OF A MINEBRET HARTE
Addison had from the first seen that Pope was false and malevolent.
CRITICAL AND HISTORICAL ESSAYS, VOLUME III (OF 3)THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY
He retreated hastily to the steps that led to the drawing-room, whence he regarded her with a malevolent scowl.
TOO OLD FOR DOLLSANTHONY MARIO LUDOVICI
The malevolent will heap obloquy upon me, but if there be an opportunity of replying, I have the means of stopping their mouths.
LETTERS OF JOHN CALVIN, VOLUME II (OF 4)JULES BONNET
The horse was the most ignoble, malevolent beast that ever walked, except the sergeant-major in the riding-school.
THE ROUGH ROADWILLIAM JOHN LOCKE
And before anyone could answer she left the chamber, casting a malevolent look at Otter as she went.
THE PEOPLE OF THE MISTH. RIDER HAGGARD
WORDS RELATED TO MALEVOLENT
- atrocious
- barbarous
- bestial
- bitter
- bloodthirsty
- brutal
- brutish
- callous
- cold-blooded
- degenerate
- demoniac
- depraved
- evil
- excruciating
- ferocious
- fierce
- flinty
- hard
- hard-hearted
- harsh
- hateful
- heartless
- hellish
- implacable
- inexorable
- inhuman
- inhumane
- malevolent
- merciless
- monstrous
- painful
- pernicious
- poignant
- rancorous
- relentless
- revengeful
- ruthless
- sadistic
- sinful
- spiteful
- tyrannical
- unfeeling
- unkind
- unnatural
- unrelenting
- vengeful
- vicious
- virulent
- wicked
- belittling
- calumnious
- censorious
- contumelious
- critical
- damaging
- defamatory
- degrading
- demeaning
- deprecatory
- depreciative
- despiteful
- disdainful
- disparaging
- fault-finding
- humiliating
- injurious
- malevolent
- malicious
- minimizing
- opprobrious
- reproachful
- sarcastic
- scornful
- slanderous
- slighting
- spiteful
- unfavorable
- unflattering
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