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Meanings of malignity in English

Portuguese
maldade
Catalan
malvolença

Wishing evil to others.

      maldade

      Quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will.

          Usage of malignity in English
          1
          The vampires and pest-hags of the Levant are their successors in malignity.
          The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 / A Magaz...
          2
          He has always discontent in his look, and malignity in his bosom.
          The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Eleven Volumes, Volume 06 ...
          3
          There was something almost wolfish in the facial malignity that distorted him.
          A Texas Ranger
          4
          But the English government, with stubborn malignity, persevered in the hopeless warfare.
          Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders
          5
          And Captain Burghe was left to bite his nails in foiled malignity.
          Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
          6
          There was a cold malignity in his voice that made her shudder.
          The Green Rust
          7
          He certainly showed himself superior to the low malignity of his patrons.
          The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II)
          8
          She marked with envious malignity the luxury and magnificence of its adornments.
          The Golden Dog
          9
          He was ready to face the world and its malignity beside her.
          The Tides of Barnegat
          10
          Failing to trap him only added to the malignity of his enemies.
          The Making of an American
          11
          He knew the full measure of loneliness, of misunderstanding, of cruel malignity.
          Home Missions in Action
          12
          Surely this was a visitation of more than ordinary spite and malignity.
          Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
          13
          Mr. Lambert watched him with a sulky malignity, and matured his plan.
          The Admirable Tinker / Child of the World
          14
          He was now personally assailed by a charge replete with stupid malignity.
          The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10
          15
          A rictus of cruel malignity lit up greyly their old bony faces.
          A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
          16
          The standing author of the paper is always the object of critical malignity.
          The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes, Volume 04 / ...
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