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Definition of: malign
(mə·līn′) v.t.
To speak slander of. See synonyms under ABUSE, ASPERSE, REVILE.
—adjective
1. Having an evil disposition toward others; ill–disposed; malevolent: opposed to benign.
2. Tending to injure; pernicious. See synonyms under MALICIOUS. [<OF malignier, maliner plot, deceive <L malignare contrive maliciously <malignus evil–disposed <malus evil]
—ma·lign′ly adverb
—ma·lign′er noun
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