злокачественный

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Russian

Etymology

зло (zlo) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ ка́чество (káčestvo) +‎ -енный (-ennyj)

Pronunciation

Adjective

злока́чественный (zlokáčestvennyj) (comparative (по)злока́чественнее or (по)злока́чественней)

  1. (medicine) malignant (tending to cause death)
    Antonym: доброка́чественный (dobrokáčestvennyj)
    злока́чественная о́пухольzlokáčestvennaja ópuxolʹmalignant tumor
  2. (dated) malignant, malevolent
  3. (dated) immoral

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