malign
verb (used with object)
maligner
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a word derived from
malign.
Example Sentences
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Lorrimer discovered that the maligner of his city was a Bostonian, and a stormy debate ensued.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 by Various
He simply casts on that maligner from Shakespear a look of disparagement, an' with nose held high, as markin' his contempt, moves away with the remark.
From Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories by W. Herbert Dunton
In vain rings the shout of the maligner on the rocks above, as the circle gathers in again closer than ever about us.
From Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett
Submitting to the inevitable, they have shown fortitude and dignity, and rarely has one been found base enough to take wages of shame from the oppressor and maligner of his brethren.
From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Richard Taylor
He forgives your maligner, and slanders you with all his heart.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Robert Green Ingersoll
