Devious vs Malevolent - What's the difference?
devious | malevolent |
Deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard.
* 1839 , Frederick Marryat, The Phantom Ship
having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
having an evil or harmful influence
As adjectives the difference between devious and malevolent
is that devious is deviating; not straightforward or honest, not frank; not standard while malevolent is having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.devious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Keeping close in to the shore, they discovered, after two hours run, a fresh stream which burst in a cascade from the mountains, and swept its devious course through the jungle, until it poured its tribute into the waters of the Strait.