Both Uses of
malign
in
Arrowsmith
- The stink of cheap feeble cigarettes and cheap powerful cigars hovered about the table like a malign spirit; the floor was scattered with stubs, matches, old cards, and whisky bottles.†
Chpt 16 *
- Pickerbaugh called him a grafter, and the last time Pugh had been elected—it had been on a Reform Platform, though since that time the reform had been coaxed to behave itself and be practical—both Pugh and Pickerbaugh had denounced Jordan as a "malign force."†
Chpt 23
Definition:
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(malign as in: malign his character) speak unfavorably about