Malignant
/məˈlɪɡnənt/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
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 […]"
- 2 A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War. derogatory, historical, obsolete
Adjective
- 1 Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
"malignant temper; malignant revenge; malignant infection"
- 2 Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
"malignant diphtheria"
Adjective
- 1 dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) wordnet
Example
More examples"Get fuller, sexier, more malignant lips today!"
Etymology
From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign.