malparry

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noun

A parry that insufficiently removes the incoming blade from the target area.

OriginEnglish parry ← Old French mal- ← Latin male →
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Meanings

nounmalparry (plural malparries)

plural malparries

  1. fencingA parry that insufficiently removes the incoming blade from the target area.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)molos?
  3. Proto-Italic*malos
  4. Latinmalus
  5. Latinmale
  6. Old Frenchmal-
  7. Englishmal-
  8. Englishparry
  9. Englishmalparry

From mal- (“bad”) + parry.

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APA

malparry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malparry

MLA

“malparry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malparry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malparry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malparry.

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