MALIGN

malign. Malign, a. malicious, unfavorable, infectious

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Ma‐lign″ (?), a. [[L. malignus, for maligenus, i.e., of a bad kind or nature; malus bad + the root of genus birth, race, kind: cf. F. malin, masc., maligne, fem. See Malice, Gender, and cf. Benign, Malignant.]] 1. 1. Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; — opposed to benign.
Witchcraft may be by operation of malign spirits. Bacon. 2. 2. Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets.
3. 3. Malignant; as, a malign ulcer. Bacon.