■ 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'.
■ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004