Malign
Malign adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: both parties to the divorce showed a malign desire to make each other's future life utterly miserable
Snakelike and malign are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snakelike" instead an adjective "Malign".
Snakelike
Mutual synonyms
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Snakelike and Malign. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malign/snakelike
Malign & Snakelike. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/malign/snakelike>.
Snakelike or Malign. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/malign/snakelike.
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