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mal-
1a 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.
2abbreviation
Bible., Malachi.
Malayan.
Mal.
1abbreviation
Bible Malachi
Malay(an)
MAL
2abbreviation
Malaysia (international car registration)
mal-
3combining form
bad or badly; wrong or wrongly; imperfect or defective
maladjusted
malfunction
Word History and Origins
Origin of Mal.1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Mal.1
Example Sentences
Of course, to sci-fi fans, Fillion will always be Captain Mal Reynolds from “Firefly,” the short-lived but beloved space western that has kept him a staple at comic conventions for over two decades.
It was just last week that Newcastle fan Ian Cuthbertson vowed he would "never accept him again" while Mal Colledge said the "whole thing just leaves a sour taste".
The water that once sustained the community is horribly polluted and younger characters dream of escape; Mal, the mother of two daughters, is visited by a shapeshifter in her dreams.
Now, he gets the chance to lead Australia out as head coach, having replaced former Test team-mate Mal Meninga.
Thanks to the incredible cache of materials collected by Beatles roadie Mal Evans and saved from the refuse heap in 1988 by a resourceful temp, we have access to a revelatory letter from Thomas Knorr, the Association’s Vice President who had set up a subsidiary firm, Concerts International, to bring music events to the Dome when the stadium wasn’t hosting the Astros, its primary tenant.
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