malandre, n.f., (vet.) malanders; rotten knot (in timber).
malandreu-x, -se, adj., having rotten knots (of wood); (fig. and fam.) sickly, seedy.
malandrin, n.m., brigand, highwayman, robber, ruffian, marauder.
mal-appris, -e, adj. and n., unmannerly, ill-bred; ill-bred person, churl, vulgar fellow.
malart, n.m., wild drake.
malavisé, -e, adj., ill-advised, imprudent, ill-informed, unwise, silly, ill-judged.
malaxer, v.a., (pharm.) to work up.
malbâti, -e, n. and adj., ill-favored person; ill-shaped, gawky.
mal-bouché, -e, adj. (vet.) ill-mouthed.
malchance, n.f., ill-luck, mishap, mischance.