malevolent

Who acts: malevolent witch, malevolent grin, old house, something, dragon, malevolent spirit · What happens: want, do, seem, threaten, poison, spread · To what, where: harm, malevolent stare, princess, face, malevolent feeling, him

«malevolent» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: malevolent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Wanting to do harm or evil to others; full of hate and spite.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wanting	want	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 do	mark
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Wanting	xcomp
4	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 do	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 evil	cc
6	evil	evil	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 harm	conj
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 others	case
8	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 do	obl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 full	punct
10	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 others	amod
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 hate	case
12	hate	hate	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 full	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 spite	cc
14	spite	spite	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 hate	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wanting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	gerund							vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	do not said to happen	to-infinitive		harm or evil				to others	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harm=Eventuality

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

Usage: in stories — kept apart, not parsed.

Seeming evil and threatening: «a malevolent stare».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Seeming	seem	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	evil	evil	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Seeming	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 threatening	cc
4	threatening	threaten	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Seeming	conj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Seeming	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 stare	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 stare	det
8	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 stare	amod
9	stare	stare	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Seeming	obl
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 stare	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Seeming	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	gerund		a malevolent stare				evil property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
2	threaten	gerund							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

The malevolent witch wanted to poison the princess.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 witch	det
2	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 witch	amod
3	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wanted	nsubj
4	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 poison	mark
6	poison	poison	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 wanted	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 princess	det
8	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 poison	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wanted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	past	the malevolent witch						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	poison not said to happen	to-infinitive	the malevolent witch not said here	the princess					vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient

Example 2

A malevolent grin spread across the villain's face.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 grin	det
2	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 grin	amod
3	grin	grin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	nsubj
4	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	across	across	ADP	_	9 face	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 villain	det
7	villain	villain	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 face	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 villain	case
9	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	past	a malevolent grin			the villain's face			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme across face=Destination

Example 3

The old house had a malevolent feeling, as if something was watching.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 house	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 house	amod
3	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 feeling	det
6	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 feeling	amod
7	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 watching	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 watching	mark
10	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 watching	mark
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 watching	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 watching	aux
13	watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 had	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the old house	a malevolent feeling					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient
2	watch	past · progressive	something						vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The dragon gave him a malevolent stare.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dragon	det
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 stare	det
6	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 stare	amod
7	stare	stare	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the dragon	a malevolent stare	him = he				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient stare=Theme

Example 5

In the story, a malevolent spirit haunted the mill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 haunted	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 spirit	det
6	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 spirit	amod
7	spirit	spirit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 haunted	nsubj
8	haunted	haunt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mill	det
10	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 haunted	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 haunted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	haunt	past	a malevolent spirit	the mill		the story			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mill=Experiencer

Example 6

He wasn't malevolent, just careless.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 malevolent	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 malevolent	cop
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 malevolent	advmod
4	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 careless	punct
6	just	just	ADV	_	7 careless	advmod
7	careless	careless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 malevolent	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 malevolent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	past	He					malevolent property	tree rules
2	be		He not said here						tree rules

Example 7

The storm clouds looked malevolent and dark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 clouds	det
2	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 clouds	compound
3	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 looked	nsubj
4	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 looked	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 dark	cc
7	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 malevolent	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the storm clouds					malevolent property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 8

Benevolent kings help people; malevolent ones harm them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Benevolent	Benevolent	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 kings	compound
2	kings	king	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 help	nsubj
3	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 help	obj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 harm	punct
6	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ones	amod
7	ones	one	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 harm	nsubj
8	harm	harm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 help	conj
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 harm	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Benevolent kings		people				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary
2	harm	present	malevolent ones	people					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer

Example 9

Before taking leave of the Baba Yaga, we may glance at a malevolent monster, who seems to be her male counterpart.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Before	before	SCONJ	_	2 taking	mark
2	taking	take	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 glance	advcl
3	leave	leave	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 taking	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 Yaga	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Yaga	det
6	Baba	Baba	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Yaga	compound
7	Yaga	Yaga	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 leave	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 taking	punct
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 glance	nsubj
10	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 glance	aux
11	glance	glance	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
12	at	at	ADP	_	15 monster	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 monster	det
14	malevolent	malevolent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 monster	amod
15	monster	monster	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 glance	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 seems	punct
17	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 seems	nsubj
18	seems	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 monster	acl:relcl
19	to	to	PART	_	23 counterpart	mark
20	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	23 counterpart	cop
21	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	23 counterpart	nmod:poss
22	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 counterpart	amod
23	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 seems	xcomp
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 glance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	gerund	we not said here	leave of the Baba Yaga		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leave=Theme
2	glance	may	we		at a malevolent monster	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at monster=Theme
3	seem	present	a malevolent monster			vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
4	is a	to-infinitive	a malevolent monster not said here	monster's male counterpart		tree rules

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