malevolent – having or showing a wish to do evil to others
(Pronounced muh-le-vuh-luhnt)
To remember the definition of the word malevolent, use the following mnemonic:
You must levitate to avoid violent (malevolent) mice who wish to do evil to others.
Examples of malevolent in a sentence
They needed to stop his malevolent scheme.
She turned to him with a malevolent grin.
His malevolent actions had cost him the respect of his peers.
