Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z malaconotid One of the family Malaconotidae of bushshrikes. malacophagous That feeds on molluscs malacophagy The condition of being malacophagous malacophilous pollinated by snails or slugs malacophily pollination by snails malacophonous Having a soft voice; soft-spoken. malacophyllous Having soft or fleshy leaves malacopterygian (zoology) Any of the obsolete order of fish Malacopterygii. malacopterygious Belonging to the Malacopterygii, an obsolete order of fish. malacospore The spore of a malacosporean malacosporean Any myxozoan of the subclass Malacosporea malacosteine Any loosejaw of the genus Malacosteus. malacosteon Morbid softness of the bones; osteomalacia. malacostomous Having soft jaws without teeth. malacostracan Any of very many crustaceans of the class Malacostraca. malacostracologist One who studies malacostracology. malacostracology carcinology, the study of crustaceans malacostracous Belonging to the Malacostraca. malacotic Relating to malacosis. Malacozoic molluscan malacozoological malacological malacozoologist A malacologist. malacozoology malacology malactic emollient; softening Malaczewski A surname from Polish. maladapt To adapt badly; to exhibit maladaptation. maladaptability The condition of being maladaptable maladaptable Poorly adaptable maladaptation The state of being poorly adapted to an environment. maladaptative Synonym of maladaptive. maladapted Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment. maladaptive Of behavior, showing inadequate or counterproductive mental and behavioral adaptation to a new situation. maladaptively In a maladaptive manner. maladaptiveness The quality of being maladaptive. maladaptivity maladaptiveness maladdress awkwardness, rudeness or a lack of politeness or tact when speaking to someone maladherence A lack of adherence. maladif Sickly. maladious sickly maladive sick; ill maladjust To adjust badly or wrongly. maladjusted Adjusted badly or wrongly. maladjuster One who or that which maladjusts. maladjustive Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment. maladjustment A poor or faulty adjustment, especially of a mechanism. maladminister To administer wrongly or badly. maladministration Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this. maladministrator A person who is guilty of maladministration. maladroit Not adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept. maladroitly In a maladroit manner. maladroitness The condition of being maladroit. maladventure Synonym of misadventure. malady Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. malafide In bad faith. Malaga A port city, the capital of the province of Malaga, Andalusia, Spain. malagan Of, from or relating to the city of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Malagasy A person from Madagascar or of Malagasy descent. Malagasyness The quality or characteristic of being Malagasy. malagma A cataplasm. Malago A stream in south Bristol, England, a tributary of the Bristol Avon that is culverted for much of its course. Malagon A surname. Malagonlong A barangay of Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. malagrugrous Dismal; gloomy; grim; forbidding. malagruze To cause havoc to; to disarrange, put into disarray. malaguena A Spanish dance, typical of Malaga, similar to a fandango malagueta Synonym of grains of paradise, the seeds or seed capsules of the West African Aframomum melegueta; the plant itself. Malaguico A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines. Malaguinabot A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines. malahack To cut up awkwardly. Malahide A coastal settlement in Fingal, formerly County Dublin, Ireland (Irish grid ref O 2246). malai An Indian cream made by heating and then cooling non-homogenized whole milk and then skimming off the resulting fatty layer. Malaia A village and commune of Vâlcea County, Romania. Malaigang A barangay of Wao, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Malaihao A barangay of Burauen, Leyte, Philippines. Malainin A barangay of Ibaan, Batangas, Philippines. malaise A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness. malaised Experiencing malaise. Malaita The largest island of the Malaita Province in the Solomon Islands. Malaitan Of or pertaining to Malaita. Malak A surname from Czech. Malakai A male given name of modern usage. Malakal A city in South Sudan. Malakoff A town and commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France. malakoplakia Inflammation of the mucous membrane of a hollow organ (as the urinary bladder) characterized by the formation of soft granulomatous lesions. malakoplakic Relating to malakoplakia. Malakula The second-largest island of Vanuatu. Malakyan A surname from Armenian. Malalag A municipality of Davao del Sur, Philippines. malaligned Badly aligned; misaligned. malalignment Bad or wrong alignment; misalignment. Malam A surname from India from West India. malambo An old Argentine dance. malamide The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine. Malamodao A barangay of Maco, Davao de Oro, Philippines. Malampa One of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country. Malamud A surname. Malamudian Of or pertaining to Bernard Malamud (1914–1986), American author of novels and short stories. malamute A breed of dog of the husky type, originally bred for its strength to haul freight as a sled dog. Malamuthan A Dravidian language spoken in the Malappuram and Kozhikode districts of Kerala, India Malan A town in Yanling, Xuchang, Henan, China. Maland A surname. malandered Having malanders. malanders A crusty rash in the bend of the knee of the foreleg of a horse. Malang A city in East Java, Indonesia. malanga Any of several Central and South American plants, of the genus Xanthosoma; yautia. malanite An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing copper, iridium, platinum, and sulfur. Malankara A Syrian church of India. Malaoa A barangay of Tayabas, Quezon, Philippines. malapaho Any of various trees of the genus Dipterocarpus. Malapatan A municipality of Sarangani, Philippines. malapert A cheeky, impudent, or saucy person. malapertly In a malapert manner. malapertness The condition of being malapert. malaphor An idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing an often nonsensical result. malapi A kind of volcanic vesicular basalt rock. Malapoc A barangay of Donsol, Sorsogon, Philippines. malapplication Bad or wrong application; act of misapplying. malapplied Applied badly. malappointment Synonym of misappointment. malapportioned Of an electoral district, characterized by a disproportionate distribution of representatives to a legislative body. malapportionment Any system where one group has significantly more influence than another, such as when voting districts are unevenly spread out across a population (compare gerrymandering). malapposed Badly apposed malapposition Incorrect or poor apposition malappropriate Synonym of misappropriate. malappropriation misappropriation Malappuram A city in Kerala, India. malaprop Characterized by the use of malapropisms. malapropian malapropic malapropic Of or pertaining to malapropisms. malapropish Relating to, or inclined toward, malapropism. malapropism The blundering use of an absurdly inappropriate word or expression in place of a similar-sounding one. malapropist One who utters malapropisms. malapropistic exhibiting malapropism malapropistically In a malapropistic way. malapropos out of place; inappropriate malapterurid Any fish in the family Malapteruridae; an electric catfish. malar Pertaining to the cheek. malaria A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days. malarial Of, relating to, or infected by malaria. malarialized Infected with malaria. malarially With the involvement of malaria. malarian Relating to malaria; malarial. malariated Affected with malaria. malarigenous Suitable for the spreading of malaria. malarin A febrifuge prepared from acetophenone and p-phenetidine. malariogenic That transmits malaria malarioid Resembling or characteristic of malaria. malariological Of or relating to malariology malariologically In terms of malariology. malariologist Someone who studies malaria.