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malevolent

[muh-lev-uh-luhnt] / məˈlɛv ə lənt /


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There’s also a malevolent private eye played by Raymond Burr in the disconcerting role that made him a star.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Had it heeded a more malevolent sensibility than an instinct to overexplain, it might have been more ruthlessly effective at yucking our yum for road trips.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

The production, helmed by the company’s artistic director, Eric Tucker, who also plays that malevolent master manipulator, Iago, matches the minimal cast with a scrappy, simple production.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

“Or someone who’s so malevolent that they don’t care.”

From Salon Oct. 31, 2025

Now she saw a larger, more malevolent world outside her own.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison




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