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Word entry · 9 letters

malignant

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"Cancerous"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /məˈlɪɡnənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aagilmnntStarts with MEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1M2A3L4I5G6N7A8N9T

Definitions

  1. dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • malignant diphtheria

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