malignly
In harmful manner
Malignly means in a manner that intends harm or shows ill will.
Someone who acts malignly does so with malicious intent: He smiled malignly as he watched his rival fail.
The word carries a sense of evil or sinister purpose, stronger than merely unkind—suggesting something actively harmful or corrupting.
In an evil manner
- evillyIn a wicked manner
- sinisterlyIn an evil manner
- nefariouslyIn a wicked manner
- diabolicallyIn a fiendish manner
fiendishly · villainously · venomously · viciously · cruelly · depravedly · demonically · satanically
In a damaging manner
- injuriouslyIn a harmful manner
- damaginglyIn an injurious manner
- detrimentallyIn an injurious manner
- harmfullyIn a detrimental manner
toxically · ruinously · perniciously · banefully · hurtfully · painfully · grievously · woefully
With desire for revenge
- spitefullyWith desire to harm
- nastilyIn a malicious way
- meanlyIn an unkind manner
- hatefullyWith intense loathing
resentfully · bitterly · venomously · poisonously · cattily · snidely · maliciously · petulantly
In furtive manner
- slylyIn a crafty manner
- cunninglyWith sly cleverness
- craftilyIn a scheming manner
- deceptivelyIn falsely suggestive manner
underhandedly · surreptitiously · treacherously · deviously · guilefully · stealthily · covertly · subtly
With false, damaging speech
- libelouslyIn a written-defamation manner
- disparaginglyIn a belittling manner
- scathinglyIn a severely critical way
- derisivelyIn a mocking manner
contemptuously · scornfully · insultingly · abusively · mockingly · derogatorily · pejoratively
wickedly
In an evil manner
- evillyIn a wicked manner
- sinisterlyIn an evil manner
- nefariouslyIn a wicked manner
diabolically · fiendishly · villainously · venomously · viciously · cruelly · depravedly · demonically · satanically · monstrously
destructively
In a damaging manner
- injuriouslyIn a harmful manner
- damaginglyIn an injurious manner
- detrimentallyIn an injurious manner
harmfully · toxically · ruinously · perniciously · banefully · hurtfully · painfully · grievously · woefully
vindictively
With desire for revenge
- spitefullyWith desire to harm
- nastilyIn a malicious way
- meanlyIn an unkind manner
hatefully · resentfully · bitterly · venomously · poisonously · cattily · snidely · maliciously · petulantly · grudgingly
sneakily
In furtive manner
deceptively · underhandedly · surreptitiously · treacherously · deviously · guilefully · stealthily · covertly · subtly · manipulatively
slanderously
With false, damaging speech
- libelouslyIn a written-defamation manner
- disparaginglyIn a belittling manner
- scathinglyIn a severely critical way
derisively · contemptuously · scornfully · insultingly · abusively · mockingly · derogatorily · pejoratively
malignlybenignly
In harmless, gentle manner
benevolently · kindly · benignantly · harmlessly · charitably
- malignant tumorCancerous bodily growth
- malignant cellsHarmful, uncontrolled tissue growth
- malignant narcissismPathological self-love with cruelty
- malignant growthHarmful, spreading tumor
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