malevolent
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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
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
“Or someone who’s so malevolent that they don’t care.”
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025
“Let’s have a volunteer pair — Longbottom and Finch-Fletchley, how about you —” “A bad idea, Professor Lockhart,” said Snape, gliding over like a large and malevolent bat.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
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