adjective
- very harmful or evil in influence or effect
- tending to produce death or deterioration; cancerous
Usage: medical
Examples
- The malignant tumor required immediate surgery.
- His malignant gossip damaged many friendships.
- The doctor confirmed the growth was malignant.
- She gave him a malignant look across the room.
- Malignant cells spread rapidly through his body.
- The critic’s malignant review destroyed the play’s reputation.
- Early detection of malignant melanoma saves lives.