malignant

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//məˈlɪɡnənt//

Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

adjective

1
Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
malignant temper; malignant revenge; malignant infection
[…]while, I fear, there will be some white ones, unable to forget that, with malignant heart, and deceitful speech, they have strove to hinder it.
2
Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
malignant diphtheria
a malignant tumor
“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes[…]. And then, when you see [the senders], you probably find that they are the most melancholy old folk with malignant diseases. […]”

Etymology

From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign.

noun

1
A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.
As devout Stephen was carried to his burial by devout men, so is it just and equal that malignants should carry malignants […]
A malignant in a position of real power immediately becomes a tyrant.
2
historicalA person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.

Forms

plural: malignants
comparative: more malignant
superlative: most malignant

Malibu · A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States,…malice · Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way.…malicious · Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.

malignant · Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

malik · A tribal chieftain in certain areas of Afghanistan and…Malik · A male given name from Arabic.mall · A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.

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