malignant
Meanings
Plural: malignants
Adjective
- dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
Adj
- Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
- Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
Noun
- A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.
- A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign.
Antonyms
benign, non-malignant
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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