Syn. — Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.
MALEVOLENTLY
Ma*lev"o*lent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a malevolent manner.
MALEVOLOUS Ma*lev"o*lous, a. Etym: [L. malevolus; fr. male ill + velle to be disposed.]
Defn: Malevolent. [Obs.] Bp. Warburton.
MALEXECUTION
Mal*ex`e*cu"tion, n. Etym: [Mal- + execution.]
Defn: Bad execution. D. Webster.
MALEYL
Ma*le"yl, n. Etym: [Maleic + -yl.] (Chem.)
Defn: A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.
MALFEASANCE
Mal*fea"sance, n. Etym: [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious,
doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See
Malice, Feasible, and cf. Maleficence.] (Law)