mal-

¹

1. a combining form meaning “bad,” “wrongful,” “ill,” occurring originally in loanwords from French (malapert ); on this model, used in the formation of other words (malfunction; malcontent ).

Mal.

²

abbreviation

1. Bible.,  Malachi.

2. Malayan.

Mal.

¹

abbreviation

1. Bible Malachi

2. Malay(an)

MAL

²

abbreviation

1. Malaysia (international car registration)

mal-

³

combining form

1. bad or badly; wrong or wrongly; imperfect or defective

   maladjusted

   malfunction

Word History and Origins

Origin of mal-¹

Middle English < Old French, representing mal adv. (< Latin male badly, ill) and adj. (< Latin malus bad)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mal-¹

Old French, from Latin malus bad, male badly

Example Sentences

And the build-up has been overshadowed by a head coach called Mal leaving for an Australian club job.

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Mal Meninga, the captain in 1994, stepped down in June to join new NRL franchise Perth Bears.

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Just two months before the first Test, Mal Reilly ended his seven-year reign to head down under and join Newcastle Knights.

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The post was met with hundreds of likes and comments with people marvelling at Mal's size and wanting to help.

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Amy's plea was successful and she quickly found a groomer eager to work on Mal simply because of his breed.

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