unbenign
unbenign adjective: not benign; malevolent.
Adjective
unbenign (comparative more unbenign, superlative most unbenign)
- Not benign; malevolent.
- They gave him, those eyes, the look of being always meanly at work on some extended, crafty and unbenign calculation.2008 March 16, Benjamin Black, “The Lemur”, in New York Times
Forms of unbenign
| comparative | more unbenign |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unbenign |
Origin of unbenign
From un- + benign.
Words formed from unbenign
Words that rhyme with unbenign
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- design
- divine
- combine
- pine
- spline
- swine
- consign
- frankenstein
- nine
- refine
- vine
- whine
- benign
- chine
- in line
- intertwine
- recline
- resign
- rine
- undermine
- wine
- affine
- anodyne
- dine
- gold mine
- incline
- malign
- opine
- outshine
- propine
- red line
- shrine
- syne
- tine
- trunk line
- tyne
- atrine
- berine
- bine
- brine
- cline
- confine
- disentwine
- einstein
- equine
- offline
- quine
- repine
Questions about unbenign
- What does unbenign mean?
- Unbenign means not benign; malevolent.
- What part of speech is unbenign?
- Unbenign is an adjective.
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