malevolently

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He eyed him malevolently, and then observed, with a sneer, "That's what all skulkers may expect on board of my vessel Newton made no answer, and Jackson went forward, where the remainder of the crew were heaving up the anchor with the windlass.

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  • They stared at Laura, but not malevolently, and Dimbleton stood up and came round the table to where she was standing. —  The Murder of Busy Lizzie - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 46: 1973
  • "Not only did Malcolm walk around glaring at her malevolently," says Michael, now 31, "but the psychiatrist blamed her for his sickness." —  Omni: March 1994
  • Then his head would shoot up, glaring malevolently, as though he'd like to meet you by night down by the docks with a knife in his hand and no questions asked. —  EQMM,March-April2008
  • As a fan of "The Tudors," I watched intently as Christina McLarty interviewed Jonathan Rhys Meyers about his role as the malevolently powerful King Henry VIII, which earned him a nomination for "best actor in a drama series." —  JRMfansite.org
  • Lee McCulloch stalked McGeady as malevolently as a Wes Craven villain.
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