- 2. Clear a way, open a passage.
Making, n.
- 1. Workmanship, construction, fabrication, formation.
- 2. Composition, structure, form, make.
- 3. Material.
Maladministration, n. Misrule, misgovernment, malversation.
Maladroit, a. Awkward, clumsy, unskilful, unskilled, bungling, unhandy, inapt, inexpert.
Malady, n. Disease, distemper, disorder, complaint, ail, ailment, sickness, illness, indisposition.
Malapert, a. Saucy, impudent, rude, forward, flippant, bold, impertinent, impudent, insolent, cavalier, quick.
Malapertness, n. Insolence, sauciness, impudence, rudeness, forwardness.
Malapropos, ad, [Fr.] Unseasonably, unsuitably.
Malaria, n. Miasma, miasm, noxious exhalation, bad air.
Malarious, a. Insalubrious, miasmatic, unhealthy, unwholesome, malarial.
Malcontent, a. Discontented, dissatisfied, unsatisfied, uneasy, insurgent.
Male, a.
- 1. Masculine.
- 2. Staminate.
Male, n. Male animal.
Malediction, n. Curse, cursing, denunciation, execration, imprecation, anathema, ban.
Malefactor, n. Culprit, felon, convict, criminal, outlaw, evil-doer.
Malefeasance, n. (Law.) Wrong-doing, ill conduct, illegal deed.
Maleficent, a. Harmful, mischievous, injurious, evil-doing.
Malevolence, n. Malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, malignity, rancor, venom, hate, grudge, ill- will, hatred.
Malevolent, a. Malicious, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill-natured, hostile, envious, mischievous, evil- minded, resentful, rancorous.
Malformation, n. Deformity.