YourDictionary

maligner

Variant of malign

transitive verb

to speak evil of; defame; slander; traduce

adjective

  1. showing ill will; malicious
  2. evil; baleful: a malign influence
  3. very harmful; malignant

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

link/cite print suggestion box