MAL-


Meaning of MAL- in English

mal- /mæl/ BrE AmE prefix

[ Language: Old French ; Origin: mal 'bad' , from Latin malus ]

bad or badly:

a malformed limb (=wrongly shaped)

The children had been maltreated (=treated cruelly) .

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