Both Uses of
malevolent
in
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier
- A lilac had mated with a copper beech, and to bind them yet more closely to one another the malevolent ivy, always an enemy to grace, had thrown her tendrils about the pair and made them prisoners.†
Chpt 1malevolent = evil
- how malevolent, how full of hatred.
Chpt 14 *malevolent = wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
Definition:
evil
- of a person -- wishing or appearing to wish evil to others
- of a thing -- exerting an evil or harmful influence