The Only Use
malevolent
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom.
p. 9.6malevolent = appearing to wish evil to others
Definitions:
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(1)
(malevolent) evil
- of a person -- wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
- of a thing -- exerting an evil or harmful influence
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)