MALIGN, a. mali'ne. [L. malignus, from malus, evil. See Malady.] 1. Having a very evil disposition towards others; harboring violent hatred or enmity; malicious; as malign spirits.2. Unfavorable; pernicious; tending to injure; as a malign aspect of planets.3. Malignant; pernicious; as a malign ulcer.MALIGN, v.t. To regard with envy or malice; to treat with extreme enmity; to injure maliciously. The people practice mischief against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods and murdering them.1. To traduce; to defame.MALIGN, v.i. To entertain malice.
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