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Words starting with mal

3 letter words starting with mal

4 letter words starting with mal

  • mal- — Mal- is added to words in order to form new words which describe things that are bad or unpleasant, or that are unsuccessful or imperfect.
  • mala — in bad faith; not genuine.
  • male — a republic in the Indian Ocean, SW of India, consisting of about 2000 islands: British protectorate 1887–1965. 115 sq. mi. (298 sq. km). Capital: Male.
  • maliRepublic of, a republic in W Africa: formerly a territory of France; gained independence 1960. 463,500 sq. mi. (120,000 sq. km). Capital: Bamako.
  • mall — Also called shopping mall. a large retail complex containing a variety of stores and often restaurants and other business establishments housed in a series of connected or adjacent buildings or in a single large building. Compare shopping center.

5 letter words starting with mal

  • malai — In Indian cooking, cream.
  • malan — Daniel François [frahn-swah] /frɑnˈswɑ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1959, South African editor and political leader: prime minister 1948–54.
  • malarLake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1140 sq. km).
  • malax — to soften
  • malay — of, relating to, or characteristic of a racially intermixed people who are the dominant population of the Malay Peninsula and adjacent islands.

6 letter words starting with mal

  • malabo — a republic in W equatorial Africa, comprising the mainland province of Río Muni and the island province of Bioko: formerly a Spanish colony. 10,824 sq. mi. (28,034 sq. km). Capital: Malabo.
  • malady — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
  • malaga — a province in S Spain, in Andalusia. 2813 sq. mi. (7285 sq. km).
  • malang — a city on E Java, in S Indonesia.
  • malate — a salt or ester of malic acid.

7 letter words starting with mal

  • malacca — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula: formerly a part of the British Straits Settlements and of the Federation of Malaya. 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km).
  • malachi — a Minor Prophet of the 5th century b.c.
  • malachy — Saint. 1094–1148, Irish prelate; he became Archbishop of Armagh (1132) and founded (1142) the first Cistercian abbey in Ireland. Feast day: Nov 3
  • malacia — softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
  • malaco- — denoting softness

8 letter words starting with mal

  • maladapt — To adapt badly; to exhibit maladaptation.
  • maladies — any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
  • malagasy — a member of any of various peoples native to the island of Madagascar.
  • malaised — Experiencing malaise.
  • malamute — Alaskan malamute.

9 letter words starting with mal

  • malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
  • malacotic — softening, or loss of consistency, of an organ or tissue.
  • maladapts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maladapt.
  • maladious — (obsolete) sickly.
  • maladroit — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.

10 letter words starting with mal

  • malachites — Plural form of malachite.
  • malacology — the science dealing with the study of mollusks.
  • maladapted — poorly suited or adapted to a particular condition or set of circumstances: maladapted to the demands of modern society.
  • maladdress — awkwardness; tactlessness
  • malaguetta — an aromatic African herb of the ginger family

11 letter words starting with mal

  • malacophily — pollination of plants by snails
  • maladaptive — of, relating to, or characterized by maladaptation or incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation: The maladaptive behavior of isolated children was difficult to change.
  • maladjusted — badly or unsatisfactorily adjusted, especially in relationship to one's social circumstances, environment, etc.
  • maladroitly — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
  • malakatoone — a variety of large peach

12 letter words starting with mal

  • malacologist — A person who studies molluscs, who specializes in malacology.
  • maladjustive — Exhibiting or relating to maladjustment.
  • malapportion — to apportion improperly or unfairly (voting districts, a legislature, etc.)
  • malapropisms — Plural form of malapropism.
  • malcontented — Malcontent.

13 letter words starting with mal

  • malabsorbtion — Misspelling of malabsorption.
  • malabsorption — faulty absorption of nutritive material from the intestine.
  • malacological — Of, or pertaining to, malacology.
  • malacostracan — belonging or pertaining to the crustacean subclass Malacostraca, which includes the lobsters, shrimps, crabs, etc.
  • maladaptation — incomplete, inadequate, or faulty adaptation.

14 letter words starting with mal

  • malacophyllous — (of plants living in dry regions) having fleshy leaves in which water is stored
  • malacostracans — Plural form of malacostracan.
  • maladjustments — Plural form of maladjustment.
  • malapportioned — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • malappropriate — inappropriate

15 letter words starting with mal

  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • maladaptiveness — The quality of being maladaptive.
  • malappropriated — misused or mishandled
  • malassimilation — imperfect incorporation of nutrients into body tissue.
  • malconformation — Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; disproportion of parts.

16 letter words starting with mal

  • malacostracology — (obsolete) carcinology, the study of crustaceans.
  • malapportionment — (of a state or other political unit) poorly apportioned, especially divided, organized, or structured in a manner that prevents large sections of a population from having equitable representation in a legislative body.
  • malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
  • malcontentedness — not satisfied or content with currently prevailing conditions or circumstances.

17 letter words starting with mal

  • maladministration — to administer or manage badly or inefficiently: The mayor was a bungler who maladministered the city budget.
  • malayo-polynesian — a family of languages extending from Madagascar to the central Pacific, including Malagasy, Malay, Indonesian, Tagalog, and Polynesian

On this page, we collect all words starting with MAL. To make easier to find the right word we have divided all 461 words to groups according to their length. So you should go to appropriate page if can’t find the word that beginning with MAL. that you are searching. Also you can use this page in Scrabble.

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