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malevolent (iou) and differency (iou)


malevolent (iou)



malevolent adjective & noun. E16.
[Old French malivolent or Latin malevolent-, from male ill, badly + volent- pres. ppl stem of velle will, wish: see -ENT.]
A. adjective.
Desirous of evil to others; feeling arising from, or indicative of ill will; disposed or addicted to ill will. E16.
I. Murdoch That she's completely malevolent, that she enjoys destroying things? C. Blackwood She was eerie; she was evil; her intentions were entirely malevolent.
Astrology. Exercising an evil or baleful influence. L16.
B. noun. A malevolent person. L16-L17.
malevolently adverb E17.

differency (iou)



differency noun.E17-E19.
[Latin differentia: see DIFFERENT, -ENCY.]
= DIFFERENCE noun.