Malevolent (adjective): having or showing a desire to cause harm to another person (Merriam-Webster)
Found on Page 77, paragraph 15 of Beloved–> “I take the shoes! I take the dress! The shoe strings don’t fix!” she shouted and gave him a look so malevolent Denver touched her arm.”
I believe this word in the quote means that Beloved was getting so upset with Paul D that she gave him a look of wanting to harm him because he kept questioning why she had new shoes if she had walked a long way to 124.
