malevolens
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
mălĕvŏlens: (mălĭvŏl-), entis, adj. male-volens,
I ill-disposed, disaffected, envious, spiteful, malevolent (very rare, and in posit. ante-class.): est miserorum ut malevolentes sint, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 51: ingenium, id. Bacch. 4, 3, 4.—Sup.: malevolentissimae obtrectationes, Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 7; 1, 9. 17.—As subst.: mălĕvŏlens, entis, m., a spiteful person, an enemy: jam meo malost quod malevolentes gaudeant, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 67: (manu) malam rem mittunt malevolentibus, id. Ps. 4, 2, 49.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
mălĕvŏlēns¹⁵ (mălĭ-), malintentionné, malveillant : Pl. Capt. 583 || -tissimus Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 7 ; 1, 9, 17.
Latin > German (Georges)
malevolēns (malivolēns), entis (male u. volo), übelgesinnt gegen Jmd., abgeneigt, mißgünstig (Ggstz. benevolens), ingenium, Plaut.: est miserorum ut malevolentes sint, Plaut. – Superl., malevolentissimae obtrectationes, Cic. ep. 1, 7. § 7.
