malignant

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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 • Mar. 14, 2026

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 • Mar. 4, 2026

In tissues that are cancerous or at risk of becoming malignant, the same molecules can stimulate tumor growth through eIF5A2.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

“The more he stretches the truth in the name of the sale, the more desperate he becomes. Once inside our living room, however, he is far more malignant than any of that.”

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

The air and the earth were filled with malignant spirits who could not endure the happiness of mortals, especially of such as are poor.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck