transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈlig-nənt ]
adjective
Etymology: Late Latin malignant-, malignans, present participle of malignari
Date: circa 1545
1.
a. obsolete : malcontent , disaffected
b. : evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
c. : passionately and relentlessly malevolent : aggressively malicious
2. : tending to produce death or deterioration
malignant malaria
especially : tending to infiltrate, metastasize, and terminate fatally
a malignant tumor
• ma·lig·nant·ly adverb