Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not benign; the reverse of benign; malignant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Not benign; malignant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Not
benign ;malevolent .
Etymologies
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un- + benign
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Examples
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The Sun was so to move as to affect the earth alternately with a cold and heat almost unbearable; to the Moon were assigned her motions; the other planets were to join in various ways, often "unbenign."
National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901
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Cardinal McCarrick’s unbenign influence was apparent.
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