mauvais

in French terms in English, "false, worthless," from French mauvais (fem. mauvaise) "bad," 12c., from Vulgar Latin malifatius, literally "one who has a bad lot," from Latin malum "bad" (see mal-) + fatum "fate" (see fate (n.)).

Nearby words

maury, matthew fontaine, maurya, mauser, mausoleum, mauthner's sheath, mauvais, mauvais pas, mauvais quart d'heure, mauvaise foi, mauve, mauve decade

Examples from the Web for mauvais

He could not think how it came about save as a device of certain "mauvais esprits de mettre quelque scrupule entre vous et nous."
Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Croom Brown
“I believe—between ourselves—he is just a mauvais sujet,” said he.
Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series|Mrs. Henry Wood
Though I dare say you'll have some mauvais quarts d'heure with the strings in damp weather!
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books|Horatia K. F. Eden
"I never expected to find such vintages in a house of the mauvais riches," he said.
The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley|Louis Tracy

Never did one look more of a mauvais sujet than he, as he watched the chariot pass.
Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles|Mrs. Henry Wood