malignant
/muh-LIG-nunt/adjectiveharmful and aggressive; (of a tumor) cancerous
“The biopsy showed the growth was malignant and required surgery.”
- Synonyms
- virulent, deadly, pernicious
- Antonyms
- benign, harmless
- Root
- mal- (bad)
- Memory hook
- mal (bad) grown dangerous: badness that spreads.
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