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William Hupy
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malign

Postby William Hupy » Thu Jun 26, 2014 4:24 pm

I am not familiar with this word as an adjective. It is. I think it is more commonly used as a verb. It is probably more commonly used as the adjective malignant.
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Re: malign

Postby Perry Lassiter » Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:53 pm

I believe I have heard it adjectively in relation to cancer: a malign growth, though more often a malignant growth.
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