maledict
51put forward — verb 1. put before (Freq. 1) I submit to you that the accused is guilty • Syn: ↑submit, ↑state, ↑posit • Derivationally related forms: ↑statement (for: ↑ …
52maledictive — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|diktiv adjective Etymology: maledict (II) + ive 1. : marked by cursing : invoking evil 2. : accursed …
53maledictory — t(ə)rē adjective Etymology: maledict (II) + ory : maledictive 1 …
54male- — a combining form meaning evil, occurring in loanwords from Latin: malediction. Cf. mal . [ L; see MAL ] * * * male «mayl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a man or boy; male human being. Males belong to the sex that, when mature, produce sperm. 2. any… …
55mal|e|dict — «MAL uh dihkt», adjective, verb. Archaic. –adj. accursed: »As the wings of starlings bear them on, In the cold season in large band and full, So doth that blast the spirits maledict (Longfellow). –v.t. to curse. ╂[< Latin maledictus, past… …
56male´ness — male «mayl», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a man or boy; male human being. Males belong to the sex that, when mature, produce sperm. 2. any animal of the same sex as a man or boy. A rooster is a male. 3. a) a flower having a stamen or stamens but no… …
