m 3 a 1 l 1 i 1 g 2 n 1
6 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb speak unfavorably about
adjective evil or harmful in nature or influence
adjective having or exerting a malignant influence
originFrom Middle English maligne, from Old French maligne, from Latin malignus, from malus (“bad”) + genus (“sort, kind”). Compare benign.
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