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mala fide
[ mah-lah fee-de; English mey-luh-fahy-dee ]
/ ˈmɑ lɑ ˈfi dɛ; English ˈmeɪ lə ˈfaɪ di /
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adverb Latin.
in bad faith; not genuine.
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mala fide
/ (ˈmælə ˈfaɪdɪ) /
adjective
undertaken in bad faith
Word Origin for mala fide
from Latin
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