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<hw>Mal`a*co*zo"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa.</def>

<h1>Maladdress</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Mal`ad*dress"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>address</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one.</def>

<i>W. D. Howells.</i>

<h1>Maladjustment</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Mal`ad*just"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>adjustment</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bad adjustment.</def>

<h1>Maladministration</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>administration</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maleadministration</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Maladroit</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Mal`a*droit"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Adroit</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mal"a*droit`ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Mal`a*droit"ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Malady</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Mal"a*dy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Maladies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[F. <ets>maladie</ets>, fr. <ets>malade</ets> ill, sick, OF. also, <ets>malabde</ets>, fr. L. <ets>male habitus</ets>, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Habit</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>maladies</b> of the body may prove medicines to the mind. <i>Buckminster.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A moral or mental defect or disorder.</def>

<blockquote>Love's a <b>malady</b> without a cure. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See <er>Disease</er>.</syn>

<h1>Malaga</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Mal"a*ga</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, <i>Malaga</i> grapes, <i>Malaga</i> raisins, <i>Malaga</i> wines.</def>

<h1>Malagash</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Mal`a*gash"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Same as <er>Malagasy</er>.</def>

<h1>Malagasy</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Mal`a*gas"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. sing. & pl.</tt> <def>A native or natives of Madagascar; also (<singf>sing</singf>.), the language.</def>

<h1>Malaise</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Ma`laise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. <ets>mal</ets> ill + <ets>aise</ets> ease.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.</def>

<h1>Malamate</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Ma*lam"ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of malamic acid.</def>

<h1>Malambo</h1> <Xpage=886>

<hw>Ma*lam"bo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pg.]</ety> <def>A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub <spn>Croton Malambo</spn>.</def>