Webster's Dictionary 1913

568

Malefic

Ma‐lef″ic (?), a. [L. maleficus: cf. F. maléfique. See Malefaction.] Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. Chaucer.

569

Malefice

Mal″e‐fice (?), n. [L. maleficium: cf. F. maléfice. See Malefactor.] An evil deed; artifice; enchantment.

570

Maleficence

Ma‐lef″i‐cence (?), n. [L. maleficentia. Cf. Malfeasance.] Evil doing, esp. to others.

571

Maleficent

Ma‐lef″i‐cent (?), a. [See Malefic.] Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.

572

Maleficial

Mal′e‐fi″cial (?), a. Injurious. Fuller.

573

Maleficiate

Mal′e‐fi″ci‐ate (?), v. t. [LL. maleficiatus, p. p. of maleficiare to bewitch, fr. L. maleficium. See Malefice.] To bewitch; to harm. Burton.

574

Maleficiation

Mal′e‐fi′ci‐a″tion (?), n. A bewitching.

575

Maleficience

Mal′e‐fi″cience (?), n. [See Maleficence.] The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.

576

Maleficient

Mal′e‐fi″cient (?), a. [See Maleficent.] Doing evil, harm, or mischief.

577

Maleformation

Male′for‐ma″tion (?), n. See Malformation.

578

Maleic

Ma‐le″ic (?), a. [Cf. F. maléique. See Malic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series, metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic a...

579

Malengine

Ma‐len″gine (?), n. [OF. malengin; L. malus bad, evil + ingenium natural capacity. See Engine.] Evil machination; guile; deceit. Gower.

580

Maleo

Ma″le‐o (?), n.(Zoöl.) A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.

581

Malepractice

Male‐prac″tice (?), n. See Malpractice.

582

Malet

Mal″et (?), n. [F. mallette, dim. of malle. See Mail a bag.] A little bag or budget. Shelton.

583

Maletreat

Male‐treat″ (?), v. t. See Maltreat.

584

Malevolence

Ma‐lev″o‐lence (?), n. [L. malevolentia. See Malevolent.] The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See ...

585

Malevolent

Ma‐lev″o‐lent (?), a. [L. malevolens, -entis; male ill + volens, p. pr. of velle to be willing or disposed, to wish. See Malice, and Voluntary.] Wishing evil; disposed to injure...

586

Malevolently

Ma‐lev″o‐lent‐ly, adv. In a malevolent manner.

587

Malevolous

Ma‐lev″o‐lous (?), a. [L. malevolus; fr. male ill + velle to be disposed.] Malevolent. Bp. Warburton.

588

Malexecution

Mal‐ex′e‐cu″tion (?), n. [Mal- + execution.] Bad execution. D. Webster.

589

Maleyl

Ma‐le″yl (?), n. [Maleic + -yl.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.

590

Malfeasance

Mal‐fea″sance (?), n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See Malice, Feasible, and cf. Maleficence.] (La...

591

Malformation

Mal′for‐ma″tion (?), n. [Mal- + formation.] Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure.

592

Malgracious

Mal‐gra″cious (?), a. [F. malgracieux.] Not graceful; displeasing. Gower.

593

Malgre

Mal″gre (?), prep. See Mauger.

594

Malic

Ma″lic (?), a. [L. malum an apple: cf. F. malique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid.Malic acid, a hydroxy acid obtained as a substance which is s...