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maligno¹

  • /mɐ.ˈli.ɡnu/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim malignus.

adjective

  1. inclinado para o mal; maldoso, maléfico, mau Ai desta nação pecaminosa, povo carregado de iniquidade, raça de malignos, filhos corruptores; abandonaram o Senhor, blasfemaram do Santo de Israel, voltaram para trás.
  2. que tende a piorar (dito de tumor canceroso ou qualquer lesão ou enfermidade)

Opposite: benéfico, benigno, bom, bondoso

Maligno²

noun

  1. Diabo

Thesaurus

adjective

Opposite: benéfico, benigno, bom, bondoso

In English

  • dark without moral or spiritual light — see also black, tenebrous, sinister, lugubrio
  • malignant harmful, malevolent, injurious
  • malign evil or malignant

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@misc{maligno_2026,
  title = {maligno},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/maligno},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}