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Malignant vs Vile - What's the difference?

malignant | vile | Related terms |

Malignant is a related term of vile.


As adjectives the difference between malignant and vile

is that malignant is harmful, malevolent, injurious while vile is morally low; base; despicable.

As a noun malignant

is .

malignant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
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  • (medicine) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
    • malignant diphtheria
    a malignant tumor

    Antonyms

    * (medicine) benign

    Related terms

    * nonmalignant

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1823 , The Retrospective Review (volume 7, page 11)
    • As devout Stephen was carried to his burial by devout men, so is it just and equal that malignants should carry malignants
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    vile

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • morally low; base; despicable

    • Synonyms

    * base * despicable * mean * ignoble

    Anagrams

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