malignant

/məˈlɪɡnənt/

noun

  1. 1

    A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.

  2. 2

    A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.

adjective

  1. 1

    Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

    malignant temper;  malignant revenge;  malignant infection
  2. 2

    Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

    a malignant tumor

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