- 2. Time of being due (said of a promissory note, etc.).
Matutinal, a. Morning, early.
Maudlin, a.
- 1. Intoxicated, inebriated, fuddled, muddled, disguised, tipsy, mellow, drunk, stupid, in liquor.
- 2. Silly, weak, over-emotional, sickly sentimental.
Maugre, prep. Notwithstanding, in spite of, in defiance of.
Maul, n. [Written also Mall.] Beetle, heavy mallet.
Maul, v. a.
- 1. [Written also Mall.] Beat, bruise, wound, disfigure.
- 2. Injure grossly, abuse, deform, do much harm to.
Maunder, v. n.
- 1. Mutter (as a beggar), grumble, murmur.
- 2. Talk incoherently, drivel, wander.
Maunderer, n. Grumbler, murmurer, driveller.
Mausoleum, n. Sepulchral monument.
Mauvaise honte. [Fr.] Bashfulness, false modesty, shamefacedness.
Mavis, n. Song-thrush, throstle (Turdus musicus).
Maw, n.
- 1. Stomach (of animals).
- 2. Craw, crop, first stomach (of a bird).
Mawkish, a. Insipid, flat, vapid, tasteless, stale, sickly, nauseous, disgusting.
Maxim, n. Proverb, saying, saw, adage, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept, axiom.
Maximum, a. Greatest.
May-apple, n. Wild mandrake, hog-apple (Podophyllum peltatum).