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Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. W. D. Howells.

A bad adjustment.

Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs. [Written also maleadministration.]

Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness, n.

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. The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster.

A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins, Malaga wines.

Same as Malagasy.

A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing.), the language.

An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.

A salt of malamic acid.

A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo.

A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.

Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts.

The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.

ruption in the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See Sallenders. [Written also mallenders.]

A malapert person. Are you growing malapert! Will you force me to make use of my authority Dryden. -- Mal"a*pert`ly, adv. -- Mal"a*pert`ness, n.

A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.

Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.

A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric.

Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.