malevolo

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See also: malévolo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin malevolus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈlɛ.vo.lo/, /maˈle.vo.lo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛvolo, -evolo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧lè‧vo‧lo, ma‧lé‧vo‧lo

Adjective

malevolo (feminine malevola, masculine plural malevoli, feminine plural malevole)

  1. malicious, malevolent, impish
  2. spiteful

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ malevolo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • malevolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

malevolō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of malevolus