Etymograph

English

malignly

From malign + -ly.

A compound of malign + -ly

Latin malignus ‘wicked, malicious, stingy’

Old French maligne

Middle English maligne ‘evil, malicious, malign’

English malign

Today it means

adv In a malign manner.

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Etymograph / malignly