Malevolent and Toxic

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Malevolent adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

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Toxic and malevolent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Toxic" instead an adjective "Malevolent".

Nearby Words: malevolence, malevolently

Toxic adjective - Containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing.

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Malevolent and toxic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malevolent" instead an adjective "Toxic".

Nearby Words: toxicant, toxin

While the monsters don't show any signs that they consider the human race evil or malevolent, they are for some reason under the impression that humans are toxic enough to kill with a touch.

Source: Humans Are The Real Monsters / Animated Films
SCP Foundation has an odd example in the case of SCP-681, a malevolent form of helium (in real life a non-toxic asphyxiant) that intentionally coats the inside of the lungs of living beings in the most efficient possible manner, causing them to suffocate.

Source: Deadly Gas

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