malignant
Example Sentences
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In any case, a person with the psychology of a malignant adolescent is unlikely to think very far past the conviction that wielding awesome powers of destruction is cool.
From Salon
Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel has Dr. Frankenstein bicker with his creature about her potential existence before deciding against it in fear that “she might become ten thousand times more malignant than her mate.”
From Los Angeles Times
In tissues that are cancerous or at risk of becoming malignant, the same molecules can stimulate tumor growth through eIF5A2.
From Science Daily
These findings provide the first clear evidence that malignant brain tumors do not suddenly appear at a single moment.
From Science Daily
Sentencing, the judge said Rhodes's cowardice added to his list of "malignant characteristics".
From BBC
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