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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Măl'con-tĕnt'ed-ness, n. p. 804The quality of being malcontented; discontentedness; dissatisfaction.Mal-dā'ni-an, n. p. 804(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of sedentary annelids; — so called by Lamarck.Māle p. 804prefix. See MAL.Māle, a. p. 804Pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, as distinguished from the female, which conceives and gives birth; masculine; as, a male child; a male beast, fish, or fowl. 2. (Bot.) Having…Māle, n. p. 804An animal of the male sex; a he. 2. (Bot.) A plant which bears only staminate flowers.Māle, a. p. 804Evil; wicked; bad. [Obs.] Marston.Măl'e/ăd-mîn'is-trā'tion, n. p. 804Maladministration. [See Note under MAL.]Māle-cōn'for-mā'tion, n. p. 804Malconformation. [See Note under MAL.]Māle'con-tent' or Māle'con-tent'ed, a. p. 804The same as MALCONTENT, MALCONTENTED. [See Note under MAL.]Māle-con-tĕnt'ed-ly, adv. p. 804Malcontentedly. [See Note under MAL.]Măl'e-dĭ'cen-cy, n. p. 804The quality or practice of being maledicent; evil speaking; reproachful language. [Obs.] Atterbury.Măl'e-dī'cent, a. p. 804Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Obs.]Măl'e-dĭct'ed, a. p. 804Addressed with maledictions; cursed. [Obs.]Măl/e-dĭc'tion, n. p. 804Denunciation of evil; a cursing; imprecation; curse or execration. Syn. — Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; denunciation; anathema. — MALEDICTION, CURSE, IMPRECATION, EXECRATION. Malediction…Māl'e-făc'tion, n. p. 804A criminal deed; an offense against the laws; a crime. [Rare.] Shak.Măl'e-fāc'tor, n. p. 804One who commits a crime; one guilty of violating the laws in such a manner as to subject him to public prosecution and punishment, particularly to capital punishment; a criminal. Syn.—Evil-doer…Māle-fēa'sance, n. p. 804The same as MALFEASANCE. [See Note under MAL.]Māle'-fĕrn, n. p. 804(Bot.) A fern of the genus Aspidium (A. Felix-mas), used in medicine as an anthelmintic.Ma-lĕf'ic, a. p. 804Doing mischief; hurtful; injurious. [Obs.]Măl'e-fĭce, n. p. 804An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. [Obs.]Ma-lef'i-gence, n. p. 804The quality of being maleficent; evil-doing; unlawful magic.Ma-lē'fi-cent, a. p. 804Doing evil; harmful; mischievous.Măl/e-fĭ'ci-āte, v. t. p. 804To bewitch. [Obs.] Burton.Măl'e-fĭ'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 804A bewitching. [Obs.]Māl'e-fī'cience, n. p. 804The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.Māl'e-fī'cient, a. p. 804Doing evil, harm, or mischief.Măl-e-for-mā'tion, n. p. 804Malformation. [See Note under MAL.]Ma-lē'ic, a. p. 804(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, malic acid; as, maleic acid, an acid obtained by the distillation of malic acid.Ma-lēn'gīne, n. p. 804Evil machination; guile; deceit. [Obs.]Māl-e-ō'dor, n. p. 804The same as MALODOR. [See Note under MAL.]Māl-e-prāe'tiçe, n. p. 804Malpractice. [See Note under MAL.]Māl'et, n. p. 804A little bag or budget; a portmanteau. [Obs.] Shelton.Māle'-spir'it-ed, a. p. 804Having the spirit of a man; masculine; hence, bold; vigorous; manly; high-minded. [Obs.] E. Jonson.Māle-trēat’, v. t. p. 804To maltreat. [See Note under MAL.]Ma-lēv'o-lence, n. p. 804The quality of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; enmity of heart; inclination to injure others. See MALICE.Ma-lĕv'o-lent, a. p. 804Wishing evil; ill-disposed, or disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another’s misfortune; malicious; hostile. Syn.—Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; resentful; malicious…Ma-lē'v'o-lent-ly, adv. p. 804In a malevolent manner; with the wish or design to injure.Ma-lĕv'o-loŭs, a. p. 804Malevolent. [Obs.] Warburton.Mal-ēx'e-cū'ition, n. p. 804Evil or wrong execution; bad administration. [Rare.] D. Webster.Mal-fēa'sance, n. p. 804(Law.) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; illegal deed. [Written also malefeasance.]Măl'for-mā'tion, n. p. 804Ill or wrong formation; irregular or anomalous formation. [Written also maleformation.]Mal-gōō'za-ree, n. p. 804Land subject to assessment. [[India.]] Simmonds.Mal-grā’ciŏŭs, a. p. 804Not graceful; ungracious; unpleasing. [Obs.] His figure, Both of visage and of stature, Is lothly and malgracious. Gower.Mā'lic, a. p. 804(Chem.) Pertaining to apples; obtained from the juice of apples; as, malic acid.Māl'ice, n. p. 804Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill-will; a spirit desiring harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure others; unprovoked malignity or spite. “Nor set down aught in malice.” Shak. Envy…Māl'īçe, v. t. p. 804To regard with extreme ill-will. [Obs.]Māl'i-cho, n. p. 804Mischief. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Ma-li'ciŏŭs, a. p. 804Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill-will or enmity; malevolent; malignant in heart. I grant him bloody, Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin That has a name. Shak. 2. Proceeding from…Ma-lī'cioŭs-ly, adv. p. 804In a malicious manner; with malice, enmity, or ill-will.Ma-li'ciōŭs-ness, n. p. 804The quality of being malicious; extreme enmity or disposition to injure; malignity.Ma-lĭgn', a. p. 804Having a very evil disposition toward others; harboring violent hatred or enmity; malignant; malicious; as, malign spirits. 2. Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign…Ma-lign', v. t. p. 804To treat with malice; to show enmity toward; to injure; to harm. [Obs.] The people practice mischief against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods and murdering them. Spencer. 2. To…Ma-lign', v. i. p. 804To entertain malice. [Obs.]Ma-lig'nance, n. p. 805Ma-lig'nan-cy p. 805The quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as, malignancy of heart. 2. Unfavorableness; unpropitiousness. The malignancy of my fate might distemper yours. Shak. 3.…Ma-lig'nant, a. p. 805Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil. 2. Exerting a pernicious influence; virulent; heinous; tending…Ma-lig'nant, n. p. 805A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions. Hooker. 2. (Eng. Hist.) One of the adherents of the house of Stuart; a cavalier;—so called by the opposite party.Ma-lig'nant-ly, adv. p. 805Maliciously; with extreme malevolence. 2. With pernicious influence.Ma-lign'er, n. p. 805One who maligns; one who regards or treats another with enmity; a traducer; a defamer.Ma-lig'ni-fy, v. t. p. 805To make malign or malignant. [Rare.] Dreadful are the effects of a strong faith malignified. Southey.