ma·lig·nant

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• ma|lig´nant|ly — ma|lig|nant «muh LIHG nuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very evil; very hateful; very malicious: »Events were fatally to prove…that there are natures too malignant to be trusted or to be tamed (John L. Motley). 2. very harmful; having an evil… …   Useful english dictionary

• ma|lig|nant — «muh LIHG nuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. very evil; very hateful; very malicious: »Events were fatally to prove…that there are natures too malignant to be trusted or to be tamed (John L. Motley). 2. very harmful; having an evil influence:… …   Useful english dictionary

• nant — ab·so·nant; al·tis·o·nant; an·ti·det·o·nant; be·nig·nant; be·nig·nant·ly; con·glu·ti·nant; con·so·nant·ism; con·so·nant·ly; con·so·nant·ness; con·tam·i·nant; cul·mi·nant; dis·so·nant; dom·i·nant·ly; elim·i·nant; em·a·nant; ex·am·i·nant;… …   English syllables

• lig — al·ca·lig·e·nes; bel·lig·er·ence; bel·lig·er·en·cy; ca·lig·i·nous; cal·lig·ra·pha; cal·lig·ra·pher; cal·lig·ra·phist; cal·lig·ra·phy; ca·ma·lig; ce·ru·lig·nol; ce·ru·lig·none; cor·al·lig·e·na; cot·y·lig·er·ous; crys·tal·lig·er·ous; fi·lig·er·ous; …   English syllables

• malignant — ma·lig·nant …   English syllables

• malignantly — ma·lig·nant·ly …   English syllables

• ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables

• Premalignant — Pertaining to a growth or an abnormal patch of tissue that is not yet cancerous but is poised to become cancerous. Pre means before and malignant means cancerous. Thus, premalignant tissue is precancerous tissue. Premalignant tissue may develop… …   Medical dictionary

• malignant — 1. Resistant to treatment; occurring in severe form, and frequently fatal; tending to become worse and leading to an ingravescent course. 2. In reference to a neoplasm, having the property of locally invasive and destructive growth and metastasis …   Medical dictionary

• malignant — ma|lig|nant [ mə lıgnənt ] adjective 1. ) MEDICAL spreading or developing in a way that is not normal and is dangerous: a malignant growth/tumor 2. ) FORMAL showing that you want to do something bad to someone: a malignant glare ╾ ma|lig|nant|ly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English