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maligno.

malign; malignant; evil

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/maˈli.ɡi.nu/Brazil/maˈliɡ.nu/Brazil/mɐˈliɡ.nu/Portugal[mɐˈliɣ.nu]Portugal

  1. malign; malignant; evil

  2. malignant (tending to produce death)

  3. often preceded by "o"; an epithet for the Devil

    Isto é obra do maligno.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese maligno, borrowed from Latin malignus (“malignant”).

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