Malignity

He has touches even of what he calls the malignity, the malign irony of Montaigne. ❋ Walter Pater (1866)

[Footnote: The word malignity was obviously used in the sense of the French malin.] ❋ Margot Asquith (1904)

Perhaps, madam, had not the preservation of my father's blood occasioned such malignity from the English, that nothing but an armed force can deliver his preserver, I, too, might be content to see Scotland in slavery. ❋ Unknown (1875)

THE word malignity, and a passage in your letter, call to my mind the wicked wasp of Twickenham; his lies affect me now no more; they will be all as much despised as the story of the seraglio and the handkerchief, of which I am persuaded he was the only inventor. ❋ Montague, Lady Mary W (1724)

“The word malignity, and a passage in your letter, call to my mind the wicked wasp of Twickenham: his lies affect me now no more; they will be all as much despised as the story of the seraglio and the handkerchief, of which I am persuaded he was the only inventor. ❋ Melville, Lewis (1925)

"Perhaps, madam, had not the preservation of my father's blood occasioned such malignity from the English, that nothing but an armed force can deliver his preserver, I, too, might be content to see Scotland in slavery. ❋ Jane Porter (1813)

So the curious man, eager to hear a history of what is bad, is possessed by the passion of malignity, which is brother to envy and jealousy. ❋ 46-120? Plutarch (N/A)

He was now ashamed to recall the malignity with which, a little while before, he had regarded this innocent unfortunate. ❋ Unknown (1918)

What makes heaven fill with rapture, and flash through all her golden glories with light, what makes hell look on with the lurid scowl of baffled malignity, that is what _you_ are careless about. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

There was nothing of what medical men call malignity in the case of ❋ Oliver Wendell Holmes (1851)

The fifth and last cause, (that I shall mention,) inducing men to take pleasure in the sins of others, is a certain, peculiar, unaccountable malignity, that is in some natures and dispositions. ❋ 1634-1716 (1823)

It rests on public malignity, which is its main support. ❋ Francis W. Blagdon (1798)

I agree with the charge that what has brought our education system to its knees is the 'malignity' of the educationists, and this over the last 40 years. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It is called evil, the foreskin, uncleanness, an enemy, a scandal, a heart of stone, the north wind; all this signifies the malignity which is concealed and impressed in the heart of man. ❋ 1623-1662 (1944)

Ejected thence for the heresy or 'malignity' (as triumphant Puritanism named it) of remaining loyal to his Church and ❋ Unknown (1890)

Commonwealth as much a sign of "malignity" as their enemies had made belief in a king. ❋ John Richard Green (1860)

This selfish hardness is moral plague enough even in an inactive state, as a mere carelessness what other beings may suffer; but there lurks in it a malignity which is easily stimulated to delight in seeing or causing their suffering. ❋ John Foster (1806)

It is called _evil, the foreskin, uncleanness, an enemy, a scandal, a heart of stone, the north wind_; all this signifies the malignity which is concealed and impressed in the heart of man. ❋ Blaise Pascal (1642)

The third and last reason which I shall assign for proving that the will's not embracing the love of the truth, betrays the understanding to error and delusion, is from the peculiar malignity which is in every vice, or corrupt affection, to darken and besot the mind, the nous, the great guide and superintendant of all the faculties of the soul; for so near a connection, or rather cognation is there between the moral and intellectual perfection of it, (as I have elsewhere observed, [10]) that a great flaw in the former never fails in the issue to affect the latter; though possibly how this is done is not so easily accounted for. ❋ 1634-1716 (1823)

[That guy's] a total malignity saying that. Can't the malignity keep his and [other people's] bussines [separate]? ❋ Alex Koreston (2005)

MALIG'NITY, n. L. malignitas. Extreme [enmity], or evil dispositions of heart towards another; malice without provocation, or [malevolence] with baseness of heart; deep rooted spite. 1. Virulence; destructive tendency; as the malignity of an ulcer or disease. 2. Extreme evilness of nature; as the malignity of fraud. 3. Extreme sinfulness; [enormity] or heinousness; as the malignity of sin. ❋ Jon A. (2005)

Malignant is my favorite [Harry] fan [fic] on [Wattpad]. ❋ Melina Louloudes (2020)

Why did Malignant take [25] [shots] last night? Isn't he supposed to be a [point guard]? ❋ Tabosage (2011)

eg.1 My friend's [mongdog] is in a [malignant] state. eg.2 [Malignant] eh? [See you on the other side]....later. ❋ Decepti - Kun (2005)

1. Having suffered from malignant stupidity since childhood, one could hear an [audible sigh] of relief from the gene pool the day Steve decided it was a GOOD idea to use dynamite to make holes for ice fishing; he EARNED that [Darwin Award], the hard way. 2. Steve lost his chance forevermore at receiving [a Darwin] Award when it was discovered that his brother Jerry was fishing on the lake that day as well, unable to flee for cover before the load exploded, cracking the ice, and Jerry fell in. It is truly a shame that rescuers were unable to find his body until the spring melt, although they did manage to scrape bits and pieces of Steve off the ice. ❋ Allee12345 (2009)

[K-Fed] is a malignant cunt. ❋ Colonel Enguss (2006)

The phrase 'malignant narcissism' reminded him of someone, someone [front and center], someone [in his face], in everyone's face, [all day every day]... wait... wait... it would come to him. ❋ Monkey's Dad (2020)

This [minion meme] is pure [soccer mom] [malignant humor]. ❋ BeatleBoyThicc (2019)

[Sir], you are a malignant schlub whom I would [prefer] to [imagine] does not exist. ❋ Dr Bunnygirl (2019)