Used in a Sentence

malignant

How to use malignant in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for malignant.

Editorial note

Don't try to treat them--and don't give them the credit--as being some mysterious malignant body.

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Quick take

dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of malignant gathered in one view.

adjective

dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for malignant.

adjective

dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

Example sentences

1

Don't try to treat them--and don't give them the credit--as being some mysterious malignant body.

2

The journey itself however, is fraught with malignant powers hell bent upon crushing us at every step.

3

" I'd managed to clear all allergy and malignant hyperthermia fields.

4

This particular invisible hand has been hamstrung by malignant forces.

5

Did it start benign and turn malignant or was it malignant from the get-go?Regardless, I can't imagine being willing to screw my customers like that.

6

The drinks that are processed by agro-business are in general provided with added sweeteners that are known to promote malignant cell growth [Servan-Schreiber, 2009].

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I can only barely trust myself using these on the pretense that others have already decompiled the blobs and found nothing particularly malignant on a few older model cards.

8

It will tell you whenever a site's certificate changes, and it'll show the relevant fields of the old and new certificates side-by-side, so that you can decide whether the change looks benign or malignant.

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This is a reasonable distinction, because there are people who actually troll with malignant intent, and then there are others who are perceived as trolls because they make important points in a socially unacceptable way.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use malignant in a sentence?

Don't try to treat them--and don't give them the credit--as being some mysterious malignant body.

What does malignant mean?

dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

What part of speech is malignant?

malignant is commonly used as adjective.