Dangerous
Dangerous adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Malevolent and dangerous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malevolent" instead an adjective "Dangerous".
Nearby Words: danger, dangerously
Malevolent
Malevolent adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Dangerous and malevolent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dangerous" instead an adjective "Malevolent".
Nearby Words: malevolence, malevolently
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Played straight with all other supernaturals, but justified - most part of the secret world is very malevolent and dangerous and it took a lot of effort to cull all that demons and vampires to current level of Masquerade.
Source: Reed Richards Is Useless -
Stefan suffers from immense guilt due to the circumstances surrounding his mysterious past and also, is fearful of the threat that his elder, malevolent and dangerous brother, Damon poses to anyone whom Stefan gets close to.
Source: Literature / The Vampire Diaries -
The Firedrake and Icedrake (both dangerous carnivores) have red, malevolent-looking eyes.
Source: Red Eyes, Take Warning
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