malignly

məˈlaɪnli

Definition

Definition of malignly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

evil action

Rare

in a harmful and evil way

Rare

He malignly spread rumors about his rival.

evilly

wickedly

behavior

Rare

in a manner that shows ill will or spite

Rare

He spoke malignly of his competitors..

malevolently

spitefully

vindictively

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Origin of malignly

Latin, malignus (wicked) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

Examples of malignly in a sentence

She malignly sabotaged her colleague's project.
She malignly spread rumors about her colleague.
The critic wrote malignly about the new movie.

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French:malveillamment, avec malveillance, ...
German:bösartig, böswillig, ...
Italian:malignamente, con malignità, ...
Spanish:maliciosamente, ...
Portuguese:maliciosamente, malignamente, ...
Chinese:恶意地, 怀恨地, ...
Japanese:悪意を持って, 意地悪く, ...
Arabic:بِخُبْث, بَحِقْد, ...
Hebrew:בְּכוֹוָנָה רָעָה, בְּצוּרָה מְרֻשַּׁעַת, ...
Russian:злобно, со злым умыслом, ...
Ukrainian:зловмисно, злонамірено, ...
Hindi:दुष्टतापूर्वक, द्वेषपूर्वक, ...
Bengali:দুষ্টুভাবে, বিদ্বেষপূর্ণভাবে, ...
Catalan:malèvolament, malintencionadament, ...
Czech:zlovolně, zlomyslně, ...
Danish:ondsindet, ...
Dutch:kwaadaardig, ...
Greek:κακόβουλα, κακοπροαίρετα, ...
Hungarian:rosszindulatúan, epésen, ...
Khmer:ដោយអាក្រក់ពិសពុល, ដោយចិត្តអាក្រក់, ...
Korean:악의적으로, 적대적으로, ...
Persian:بدخواهانه, با نیت بد, ...
Polish:złośliwie, wrogo, ...
Portuguese (BR):malignamente, com malícia, ...
Romanian:răuvoitor, cu răutate, ...
Swedish:ondsint, ...
Thai:อย่างชั่วร้าย, อย่างมุ่งร้าย, ...
Turkish:kötü niyetle, haince, ...
Vietnamese:ác ý, ...

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Definition of malignly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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