malignantadjective
uk/məˈlɪɡ.nənt/us/məˈlɪɡ.nənt/malignant adjective (DISEASE)
A malignant disease or growth is likely to get worse and lead to death:
The process by which malignant cancer cells multiply isn't fully understood.
Is the tumour malignant or benign?
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Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- alveolar soft part sarcoma
- brain tumour
- carcinogen
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- chondroid chordoma
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- malignancy
- metastatic
- myeloma
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- oncogene
- sarcoma
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Killing
malignant adjective (EVIL)
formal having a strong wish to do harm:
He developed a malignant hatred for the land of his birth.
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Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acidly
- backbite
- backbiting
- backhanded
- barbaric
- bilious
- cruelty
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- hard-hearted
- have a heart of stone idiom
- malign
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- sadism
- sadist
- unsympathetic
- waspish
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Morally wrong and evil
malignantly
adverb uk/məˈlɪɡ.nənt.li/us/məˈlɪɡ.nənt.li/