malignly

Meanings

• adjective

  acting in a harmful or evil way

  - "The malignly behaving child destroyed the flowers in the garden."
  - "The malignly influential politician manipulated the election results."

• adverb

  expressing or implying ill will or malice

  - "He spoke malignly about his former colleague."
  - "She gave him a malignly smile."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with malignly
ally , mally , qually , rally

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Variants

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malign , malignly

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Etymology

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From Old French maligne, malin 'evil, wicked, malicious'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'malignly' is related to the word 'malefactor', which means 'evil-doer'.

2. In the Harry Potter series, the term 'Malignus' is the name of a dark wizard.

3. The term 'malignancy' is used in medicine to describe the spread and growth of cancerous cells.

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Related Concepts

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1. malice: Intention to do harm or cause suffering to someone.

2. malevolence: A malicious or evil disposition.

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Culture

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In literature, 'malignly' is often used to describe characters or situations that are harmful or malicious. For instance, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth's 'malignant' ambition drives her to commit murder.

How to Memorize "malignly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person behaving in a harmful or evil way. Imagine their actions and the consequences of their actions.

2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'M - Meaningful, A - Acting, L - Likely to harm, I - Intentionally, G - Generating negative consequences, N - Nasty behavior, L - Leaving destruction, Y - Yielding malice.'

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