01 n. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; disposition toward evil; intense ill will; as, maligna…
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The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; disposition toward evil; intense ill will; as, malignancy of heart.
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Unfavorableness; evil nature.“The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner yours.” — Shak.
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Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever.(Med.)
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A cancerous tumor that is spreading beyond the point of origin.(Med.)
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The state of being a malignant.