MALIGNANT


Meaning of MALIGNANT in English

■ adjective

1》 evil; malevolent.

2》 (of a tumour) tending to invade normal tissue or to recur after removal; cancerous. Contrasted with benign .

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

C16: from late L. ~- , malignare 'contrive maliciously'.

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