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Male
() Evil; wicked; bad.
Male
() Same as Mail, a bag.
Male
() Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs.
Male
() Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.
Male
() Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.
Male
() Consisting of males; as, a male choir.
Male
() Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc.
Male
() An animal of the male sex.
Male
() A plant bearing only staminate flowers.
Maleate
() A salt of maleic acid.
Malebranchism
() The philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent French metaphysician. The fundamental doctrine of his system is that the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to God.
Maleconformation
() Malconformation.
Malecontent
() Malcontent.
Maledicency
() Evil speaking.
Maledicent
() Speaking reproachfully; slanderous.
Maledict
() Accursed; abominable.
Malediction
() A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction.
Malefaction
() A crime; an offense; an evil deed.
Malefactor
() An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.
Malefactor
() One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal.
Malefactress
() A female malefactor.
Malefeasance
() See Malfeasance.
Malefic
() Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.
Malefice
() An evil deed; artifice; enchantment.
Maleficence
() Evil doing, esp. to others.
Maleficent
() Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.
Maleficial
() Injurious.
Maleficiate
() To bewitch; to harm.
Maleficiation
() A bewitching.
Maleficience
() The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.
Maleficient
() Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
Maleformation
() See Malformation.
Maleic
() Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series, metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.
Malengine
() Evil machination; guile; deceit.
Maleo
() A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.
Male-odor
() See Malodor.
Malepractice
() See Malpractice.
Male-spirited
() Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous.
Malet
() A little bag or budget.
Maletreat
() See Maltreat.
Malevolence
() The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.
Malevolent
() Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.
Malevolently
() In a malevolent manner.
Malevolous
() Malevolent.
Malexecution
() Bad execution.
Maleyl
() A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.
Malfeasance
() The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.
Malformation
() Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure.
Malgracious
() Not graceful; displeasing.
Malgre
() See Mauger.