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malignant

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malignant /məˈlɪgnənt/ adjective
malignant
/məˈlɪgnənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of MALIGNANT
[more malignant; most malignant]
medical : very serious and dangerous : tending or likely to grow and spread in a rapid and uncontrolled way that can cause death恶性的;致命的
opposite benign
formal : very evil恶毒的;恶意的

— malignantly

adverb
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10474 COCA: 12287

malignant

adjective

ma·​lig·​nant mə-ˈlig-nənt How to pronounce malignant (audio)
1
: tending to produce death or deterioration
malignant malaria
especially : tending to infiltrate, metastasize, and terminate fatally
a malignant tumor
2
a
: evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
a powerful and malignant influence
b
: passionately and relentlessly malevolent : aggressively malicious
the malignant tongues of gossipers
c
obsolete : malcontent, disaffected
malignantly adverb

Example Sentences

a highly malignant form of cancer a powerful and malignant influence
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Word History

Etymology

Late Latin malignant-, malignans, present participle of malignari

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 2c

Time Traveler
The first known use of malignant was in 1542
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10474 COCA: 12287

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