Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Malice

Mal″ice (măl″ĭs), n. [F. malice, fr. L. malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. μέλασ black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. Mauger.] 1. Enmity of heart; male...

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Malice (2)

Mal″ice, v. t. To regard with extreme ill will.

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Malicho

Mal″i‐cho (?), n. [Sp. malhecho; mal bad + hecho deed, L. factum. See Fact.] Mischief. Shak.

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Malicious

Ma‐li″cious (?), a. [Of. malicius, F. malicieux, fr. L. malitiosus. See Malice.] 1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.I grant him bloody,...Sudden, ma...

599

Malign

Ma‐lign″ (?), a. [L. malignus, for maligenus, i.e., of a bad kind or nature; malus bad + the root of genus birth, race, kind: cf. F. malin, masc., maligne, fem. See Malice, Gend...

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Malign (2)

Ma‐lign″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Maligned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Maligning.] [Cf. L. malignare. See Malign, a.] To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to inju...

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Malign (3)

Ma‐lign″, v. i. To entertain malice.

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Malignance

{ Ma‐lig″nance (?), Ma‐lig″nan‐cy, } n. [See Malignant.] 1. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as, malignancy of heart.2. Unfav...

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Malignant

Ma‐lig″nant (?), a. [L. malignans, -antis, p. pr. of malignare, malignari, to do or make maliciously. See Malign, and cf. Benignant.] 1. Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, ...

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Malignant (2)

Ma‐lig″nant (?), n. 1. A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions. Hooker.2. (Eng. Hist.) One of the adherents of Charles I. or Charles II.; — so called by the opposite party.

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Malignantly

Ma‐lig″nant‐ly, adv. In a malignant manner.

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Maligner

Ma‐lign″er (?), n. One who maligns.

607

Malignify

Ma‐lig″ni‐fy (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Malignified (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Malignifying (?).] [L. malignus malign + -fy.] To make malign or malignant. “A strong faith malignified.” So...

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Malignity

Ma‐lig″ni‐ty (?), n. [F. malignité, L. malignitas.] 1. The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.2. Virulence; ...

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Malignly

Ma‐lign″ly (?), adv. In a malign manner; with malignity.

610

Malinger

Ma‐lin″ger (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.MAlingered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Malingering.] To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.

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Malingerer

Ma‐lin″ger‐er (?), n. [F. malingre sickly, weakly, prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. aeger.] In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, ...

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Malingery

Ma‐lin″ger‐y (?), n. The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.

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Malison

Mal″i‐son (?), n. [OF. maleicon, L. maledictio. See Malediction, and cf. Benison.] Malediction; curse; execration.God's malison on his head who this gainsays. Sir W. Scott.

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Malkin

Mal″kin (?), n. [Dim. of Maud, the proper name. Cf. Grimalkin.] [Written also maukin.] 1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. Chaucer.2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kit...

615

Mall

Mall (ma̤l; 277), n. [Written also maul.] [OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. Malleus.] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. Addiso...

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Mall (2)

Mall (ma̤l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Malled (ma̤ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Malling.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See Mall beetle, and cf. Malleate.] To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy;...

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Mall (3)

Mall (măl), n. [LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG. mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. mæðel, meðel, assembly, mǣlan to speak, Goth. maþl market place.] Formerly, among...

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Mallard

Mal″lard (?), n. [F. malari,fr. mâle male + -art =-ard. See Male, a., and -ard.] 1. (Zoöl.) A drake; the male of Anas boschas.2. (Zoöl.) A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabit...

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Malleability

Mal″le‐a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. [CF. F. malléabilité.] The quality or state of being malleable; — opposed to friability and brittleness. Locke.

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Malleable

Mal″le‐a‐ble (?), a. [F. malléable, fr. LL. malleare to hammer. See Malleate.] Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; — app...

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Malleableize

Mal″le‐a‐ble‐ize (?), v. t. To make malleable.