[mal-] comb form [ME, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. mal bad (fr. L malus) & mal badly, fr. L male, fr. malus] 1 a: bad "malpractice" b: badly "malodorous"
2. a: abnormal "malformation" b: abnormally "malformed" 3 a: inadequate "maladjustment" b: inadequately "malnourished"