mala fide

[ mah-lah fee-de; English mey-luh fahy-dee ]

adverb

, Latin.

1. in bad faith; not genuine.

mala fide

/ ˈmælə ˈfaɪdɪ /

adjective

1. undertaken in bad faith

Word History and Origins

Origin of mala fide¹

from Latin

Example Sentences

It becomes them to prove, then, that this is a mala fide modification.

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