malarial

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UK/məˈlɛəɹi.əl/US/məˈlɛɹi.əl/

adjective

Of, relating to, or infected by malaria.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English malaria →
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Meanings

adjectivemalarial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or infected by malaria.

    His whole constitution was that of an emaciated, suffering man, malarial and gaunt.

    2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 409
nounmalarial (plural malarials)

plural malarials

  1. A person who has malaria.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
paludic

Origin

  1. Englishmalaria
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishmalarial

From malaria + -al.

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Translations

Portuguese palúdico, malárico
  • palúdicoof, relating to, or infected by malaria
  • maláricoof, relating to, or infected by malaria
Romanian malaric, paludic
  • malaricof, relating to, or infected by malaria
  • paludicof, relating to, or infected by malaria
Spanish palúdico
  • palúdicoof, relating to, or infected by malaria

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with malarial

aerialArialarielsecretarialarealantimalarialnotarialfilarialanticercarialantifilarialantimicrofilarialapothecarialaquarialbiarealbibliothecarialbipinnarialbursarialcalendarialcalvarialcancellarialcercarialcibarialcircumnarialcommentarial
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Cite this entry
APA

malarial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malarial

MLA

“malarial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malarial. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malarial,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malarial.

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