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— Malian adjective

mal·ice noun : desire to cause injury or distress to another

Synonyms

cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, spleen, venom, viciousness; also abusiveness, cruelty; abhorrence, abomination, execration, hate, hatred, loathing; animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, grudge, hostility, ill will, jaundice, rancor, resentment; vindictiveness; aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; contempt, disdain; jealousy, pique, resentment, scorn; bile, rancor, virulence, vitriol

ma·li·cious adjective : given to, marked by, or arising from malice

Synonyms

catty, cruel, hateful, malevolent, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, virulent—more at HATEFUL

ma·li·cious·ly adverb : in a malicious manner

Synonyms

hatefully, meanly, nastily, spitefully, viciously, wickedly—more at NASTILY

1malign adjective 1 : evil in nature, influence, or effect; also : MALIGNANT

2 : moved by ill will

Synonyms

[1, 2] catty, cruel, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, virulent—more at HATEFUL

2malign verb : to speak evil of : DEFAME

Synonyms

blacken, defame, libel, slander, smear, traduce, vilify—more at SLANDER

ma·lig·nan·cy noun : the quality or state of being malignant

ma·lig·nant adjective 1 : passionately and relentlessly malevolent : MALIGN

2 : tending to produce death or deterioration

Synonyms

catty, cruel, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, mean, nasty, spiteful, virulent—more at HATEFUL

ma·lig·nant·ly adverb : in a malignant manner

ma·lig·ni·ty noun : the quality or state of being malignant

Synonyms

cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malice, meanness, nastiness, spite, spleen, venom, viciousness—more at MALICE

ma·lin·ger verb [ORIGIN: F malingre sickly]

: to pretend illness so as to avoid duty

— ma·lin·ger·er noun

mal·i·son noun : CURSE

mall noun 1 : a shaded walk : PROMENADE

2 : an urban shopping area featuring a variety of shops surrounding a concourse

3 : a usu. large enclosed suburban shopping area containing various shops

mal·lard noun, plural mallard or mallards : a common wild duck that is the source of domestic ducks

mal·lea·ble adjective 1 : capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers

2 a : capable of being altered or controlled by outside forces or influences

b : having a capacity for adaptive change

— mal·le·a·bil·i·ty noun

Synonyms

adaptable, adjustable, changeable, elastic, flexible, fluid, variable—more at FLEXIBLE

mal·let noun 1 : a tool with a large head for driving another tool or for striking a surface without marring it

2 : a long-handled hammerlike implement for striking a ball (as in croquet)

mal·le·us noun, plural mal·lei [ORIGIN: NL, fr. L, hammer]

: the outermost of the three small bones of the mammalian middle ear

mal·low noun : any of a genus of herbs with lobed leaves, usu. showy flowers, and a disk-shaped fruit

malm·sey noun, often cap : the sweetest variety of Madeira

mal·nour·ished adjective : UNDERNOURISHED

mal·nu·tri·tion noun : faulty and esp. inadequate nutrition

mal·oc·clu·sion noun : faulty coming together of teeth in biting

mal·odor·ous adjective : ill-smelling

— mal·odor·ous·ly adverb

— mal·odor·ous·ness noun

Synonyms

fetid, foul, fusty, musty, noisome, rank, reeky, smelly, strong; also putrid, rancid, stale; bad, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, revolting, vile; decayed, decaying, rotted, rotten, rotting, spoiled, spoiling; dirty, filthy, nasty, noxious; odorous

Antonyms

ambrosial, aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, redolent, savory, scented, sweet

mal·prac·tice noun : a dereliction of professional duty or a failure of professional skill that results in injury, loss, or damage

malt noun 1 : grain and esp. barley steeped in water until it has sprouted and used in brewing and distilling

2 : liquor made with malt

— malty adjective

malted milk noun : a powder