Defn: Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one or talking with one. W. D. Howells.
MALADJUSTMENT
Mal`ad*just"ment, n. Etym: [Mal- + adjustment.]
Defn: A bad adjustment.
MALADMINISTRATION
Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion, n. Etym: [Mal- + administration.]
Defn: Bad administration; bad management of any business, especially of public affairs. [Written also maleadministration.]
MALADROIT
Mal`a*droit", a. Etym: [F. See Malice, and Adroit.]
Defn: Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward;
unskillful.
— Mal"a*droit`ly, adv.
— Mal`a*droit"ness, n.
MALADY
Mal"a*dy, n.; pl. Maladies. Etym: [F. maladie, fr. malade ill, sick,
OF. also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in good
condition. See Malice, and Habit.]
1. 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.
2. A moral or mental defect or disorder. Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden.