mal-
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).
Origin of mal-
1- Compare male-.
Other definitions for Mal. (2 of 2)
Bible. Malachi.
Malayan.
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How to use mal- in a sentence
Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas | James Joiner | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a phrase for the foreigners' rapture: mal d'afrique.
Susan Minot on Africa, Joseph Kony, and the Limits of Writing About Love | Lea Carpenter | February 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut on Sal Mal Lane, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims, and Catholics live side by side in relative harmony.
She invoked in him feelings of pity, despair, lust, and betrayal—the commanding themes of Les Fleurs du Mal.
But we know very little about the woman who became the inspiration for his masterwork, Les Fleurs du Mal.
Est avenu que ledit Martin huit iours apres son baptme a est frapp de ce mal, dont il est mort.
C'est ainsi que Dieu sait tirer du mal vn bien; il chastie les siens, & neantmoins les soutient de sa main.
La Grêce est mal placée géographiquement pour exercer une action sur la guerre.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonThey went a little unsteadily down the stone steps, a cold, damp air meeting them in the face, close and mal-odorous.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories | Algernon BlackwoodHistorians even are not agreed as to the origin of the famous device: Honi soit qui mal y pense.
Friend Mac Donald | Max O'Rell
British Dictionary definitions for MAL (1 of 3)
Malaysia (international car registration)
British Dictionary definitions for mal- (2 of 3)
bad or badly; wrong or wrongly; imperfect or defective: maladjusted; malfunction
Origin of mal-
2British Dictionary definitions for Mal. (3 of 3)
Bible Malachi
Malay(an)
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