Reverse Dictionary: MAL – MAM

MALADY – nouns
– IMPEDIMENT † something that impedes the functions or health of the body; a physical defect; an affection or malady …1542
 
MALARIA – nouns
– ASSHOLE MALARIA malaria with dysentery …1961 Amer. sl.
– BUG, THE malaria …1947 US sl.
– DAILY-DAILY during the Vietnam war: anti-malaria pills taken daily, in addition to a second medication taken once a week …1982 US sl.
– DAILY-DAILY PILL an anti-malaria pill …1982 US Army sl.
– DOG’S DISEASE malaria …World War II Aust. sl.
– LAKE-FEVER malaria …Bk1908 US
– TAP malarial fever …1882 E. Indies
 
MALCONTENT – person
– JACOBINES loose, disorderly persons; malcontents …Bk1902 Eng. dial.
 
MALE – adjectives
– MANKIND † male …1633
– MENSKINS † of the male sex …1534
male – nouns 
– BREEK-FOLK the male sex …Bk1911 Sc.
– GUYNESS maleness; masculinity …1990s Amer. sl.
– SAM the embodiment of the male side of one’s personality …1950s homosexual sl.
male – person (also see MAN)
– WAPMAN † a man as distinguished from a woman; a male human being …c950
– WAPMAN-KIN † persons of the male sex …c1200
 
MALEDICTION – adverbs
– WITH A VENGEANCE † with a curse or malediction …1525
malediction – nouns
– EFFULMINATION †* the launching of thunderbolts; a thunderbolt launched; malediction …a1670
 
MALEVOLENCE – nouns
– ILL-HEARTEDNESS malevolence …1897 Sc.
– LETH † hatred, ill-will, malevolence …971
– MALTALENT † ill-will, malevolence …c1320
– SKANK filth, dirtiness, malevolence …1980s US sl.
 
MALEVOLENT – adjectives
– DESPITEOUS spiteful, malevolent, malicious, cruel; angry to excess; pitless, merciless …1510
– DESPITOUS † cruel; exhibiting ill-will or bitter enmity, malevolent; very angry …c1374 
– ILL-DEMISED malevolent …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– ILL-THOUGHTED suspicious. malevolent …1895 Sc.
– ILL-WILLY cherishing ill will; malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed …a1500 chiefly Sc.
– MALEVOLOUS † malevolent; desirous of evil to others; disposed to ill will …1536
– MALTALENTIVE †* malevolent …c1450
malevolent – person 
– BASILISK a person displaying ill will or malevolence …1475
– HELL-HAG a vile or malevolent woman; a malicious, evil-minded old woman; a woman or man of hellish disposition; a lewd person of either sex …1655
– LIMMER a malevolent or mischievous woman …1752 Sc.
– MALEVOLO †* a malevolent or malicious person …1648
– QUINE a bold, impudent, shameless, or malevolent woman; a hussy, a slut …1720 Sc.
 
MALEVOLENTLY – adverbs
– SINISTERLY † with evil intent or purpose; maliciously, malevolently …1549
 
MALFORMED – adjectives
– TOBY-STRICKEN congenitally malformed or peculiar, queer, odd …1933 Amer. dial.
– TOBY-STRUCK congenitally malformed or peculiar, queer, odd …1933 Amer. dial.
 
MALFUNCTION – nouns
– LEMON a dud; any thing or person that malfunctions habitually …20C US colloq.
malfunction – verbs
– ACT THE HOG to malfunction …1940s sl.
– ACT THE MONKEY to malfunction …1940s sl.
– BARF to malfunction …Bk1994 computing sl.
– GO APE to become excited, violent, sexually aggressive, etc.; to display strong enthusiasm or appreciation; also, to malfunction …1955 sl., orig. US
– GOOF of a machine, etc.: to malfunction …1970s sl.
– PLAY THE MONKEY to malfunction …1940s sl.
– RUN THE HOG to malfunction …1940s sl.
– TAKE OUT to malfunction; to give out …1968 Amer. dial.
 
MALFUNCTIONING – adjectives
– DO-LALLY malfunctioning, out of order …L19 sl., orig. military
– DOOLALLY malfunctioning, out of order …L19 sl., orig. military
 
MALICE – adjectives
– ILTA-FOO full of malice and anger …Bk1902 Sc.
malice – nouns
– AMBITION malice; vindictiveness; grudge; hatred; irascibility; a quick temper …1826 Amer. dial.
– ANNOYMENT intent to injure, malice …1886 Eng. dial.
– BAD-MIND malice, spite, animosity …20C W. Indies sl.
– CANKEREDNESS malice, spite; ill-humour; crabbed temper …1538
– HAIN hatred, malice …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
– ILTA malice, anger …Bk1902 Sc.
– ILTY malice, anger …Bk1902 Sc.
– MALIGNE † malice, wickedness …a1460
– NOYMENT intent to injure, malice …1886 Eng. dial.
– VENOM malice, spite …Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– VENOMY † venomousness, spite, malice …1548
 
MALICIOUS – adjectives
– ADDER-TONGUED spiteful, malicious …1824
– ASSY mean; malicious; stubborn; impolite; sarcastic; debased …1980s sl.
– BADMOUTH malicious, defamatory …1970s sl.
– BLACK-BABBLING babbling maliciously, slanderous …1624
– BLACK-HEARTED having a wicked, malicious disposition; morally bad …1638
– BOWSIE, BOWSY bad, evil, malicious …1914 Irish sl.
– DESPITEOUS spiteful, malevolent, malicious, cruel; angry to excess; pitless, merciless …1510
– DOG-HEARTED cruel, unfeeling, pitiless, malicious …1608 
– DUNGEONABLE † malicious, damnable; roguish, devilish …1691 Eng. dial.
– ENVYFOW invidious, full of malice …Bk1900 Sc.
– ILL-HEARTED having an ill heart, ill-disposed, malicious …a1617 
– ILL-MEANING meaning evil, malicious in intent …1681
– ILL-MINDED † having an evil mind or disposition; unfriendly, hostile, malicious …1611 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– IMMALICIOUS †* not malicious; having no evil intent …1662
– JADISH malicious; tricky; untrustworthy …Bk1896 sl.
– MALICEFUL malicious …1839 Eng. dial.
– MALIGNIOUS †* of malicious speech …1578
– MALLISFUL malicious …1839 Eng. dial.
– MALOROUS evil; unfortunate; malicious …1876 Sc.
– MISLUSHIOUS malicious …Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
– PERNICIOUS † villainous, wicked, evil, malicious …1555 now rare or obs.
– SHITTY mean, malicious, nasty …1920s US sl.
– SINISTROUS † malicious, unfair, prejudiced …1593
– SLY playfully mischievous or malicious; roguish, waggish …a1771
– TOOTHSOME † spiteful, malicious …1601
– UNCANNY † unruly, mischievous, malicious …1596 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
– VEEPERATE venomous, malicious, fiery-tempered …1903 Sc.
– VENOM † venomous; virulent, malignant, spiteful, fierce, malicious, savage …a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– VENOMSOME † venomous, spiteful, malicious …1660 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– VENOMY * venomous, spiteful, malignant, malicious …c1400
– VITRID, VITRIT angry, malicious, vicious, bitter …1885 Eng. dial.
– WREAKFUL † given or addicted to revenge; vengeful, malicious, angry …1531 now rare or obs.
malicious – nouns
– BLACK-BABBLING malicious talk …17C
– CALUMNY malicious representation; slander; libel; a false charge; a slanderous or libellous statement or report …LME
– DISCLANDER † malicious speech bringing opprobrium upon anyone; slander …c1300
malicious – person
– BAD ACTOR a mean. malicious, or deceitful person …Bk1975 Amer. sl.
– BADASS a mean or malicious person … 1956 US sl.
– BAD CHILD a malicious or devilish child …1965 Amer. dial.
– BEYOTCH (derogatory & offensive) a malicious or treacherous woman; a ‘bitch’ …1986 US sl.
– BIATCH (derogatory & offensive) applied opprobriously to a woman; a malicious or treacherous woman; a bitch …1986 orig. & chiefly US sl.
– BITCH a term of abuse for a woman; strictly, a lewd or sensual woman; later, a malicious, treacherous, unpleasant, or otherwise despicable woman …a1400
– CAT a malicious or spiteful woman; a mean, cunning woman; a shrewish man …1915 Amer. dial.
– CHAFF-CUTTER a malicious talker; a slanderer …M19 sl.
– DUNGEON † a wicked, malicious, or difficult person; a ‘devil’ …a1728 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– HELLCAT a mean, spiteful or malicious person, esp. a woman; a reckless, impertinent, bad-tempered, or vexatious person; a troublemaker; a devil-may-care person; one who pesters or annoys …1899 Amer. dial.
– HELL-HAG a vile or malevolent woman; a malicious, evil-minded old woman; a woman or man of hellish disposition; a lewd person of either sex …1655
– KEEK a cunning, sly, or malicious person …1832 Sc.
– MALEVOLO †* a malevolent or malicious person …1648
– NATTI a cross-tempered, malicious or pert fellow …1908 Sc.
– NATTER-CROP a peevish person; an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person …Bk1898 Eng. dial.
– OLD CAT a malicious or spiteful woman; a mean, cunning woman; a shrewish man …1915 Amer. dial.
– SATANIST * a very wicked or malicious person …Bk1895
– SHIT-DISTURBER a malicious gossip …20C sl.
– SPIT-POISON * a venomous or malicious person; one given to calumny …a1716
– UGLY CUSTOMER a person who is likely to cause trouble, or be difficult to deal with; an unpleasant, menacing person; an awkward or malicious person  …1811 
– WAG-TONGUE  a malicious chatterer …1902
– WICKED WITCH a woman, esp. a malicious or contemptible woman …1998 UK rhyming sl. for ‘bitch’
malicious – verbs
– CALL CLASHES to spread malicious or injurious reports …1768 Sc.
– TRADUCE to speak maliciously and falsely of; to slander, to defame …1525
 
MALICIOUSLY – adverbs
– SINISTERLY † with evil intent or purpose; maliciously, malevolently …1549
 
MALIGN – person
– BADMOUTH one who disparages or maligns …1967 US sl.
– BADMOUTHER one who disparages or maligns …1967 US sl.
malign – verbs 
– BADMOUTH to malign; to disparage …1941 Amer. sl.
– BAD-RAP to criticize unjustly; to malign …1967 Amer. sl.
– BEWRAY † to accuse, to malign, to speak evil of …c1330
– DEAL DIRT to gossip; to malign …1970s US Black sl.
– DEAL IN DIRT to gossip; to malign …1970s US Black sl.
– GIVE GREEN RATS to malign, to slander, to backbite …B1900 sl.
– LACK to dispraise, to slight, to undervalue; to malign, to calumniate …1715 Sc. & Eng. dial.
– MALIGNIFY * to render malign …1613
– MEAN-MOUTH to malign; to scold; to insult; to give a tongue-lashing to … c1960 Amer. dial.
– MISCALL to abuse, to call names, to rail at, to speak evil of; to scold; to malign, to misrepresent …1660 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
– PUT THE BAD MOUTH ON to disparage; to malign …1968 US sl.
– SAY BLACK IS THE WHITE OF ONE’S EYE † to speak ill of one …1843 Sc. 
– SCANDALIZE to slander, to malign, to defame, to ridicule …1844
– TALK STINK to malign someone or something …1981 US teen sl.
 
MALIGNANT – adjectives
– BALEFUL full of malign, deadly, or noxious influence; pernicious, destructive, noxious, injurious, mischievous, malignant …a1000
– CANKERED malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered, crabbed …1513
– CANKERLY † malignant, envious; ill-natured, spiteful; ill-tempered,, crabbed …1580
– GALLFUL †* full of gall; bitter, malignant …1596
– HATEL † full of hatred; malignant, hostile; severe, cruel; fierce, bitter …a850
– HATELICH † malignant, hostile; hateful …c893
– ILL-WILLY cherishing ill will; malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed …a1500 chiefly Sc.
– MALIGNOUS †* malignant …1610
– SULLEN † baleful, malignant …1676
– UNCANNIE of persons: not safe to meddle with, as supposedly being in league with supernatural forces or having skill in magic, witchcraft or the like, malignant, baleful, mischievous …1773 Sc.
– VENOM † venomous; virulent, malignant, spiteful, fierce, malicious, savage …a1350 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– VENOMY * venomous, spiteful, malignant, malicious …c1400
– WARLOCK † malignant, wicked …c1375
malignant – person
– ADDERCAP an ill-natured person; one of a virulent or malignant disposition …1822 Sc. 
– ATTERCAP an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person …1892 Eng. dial.
– ATTERCOP † a peevish, ill-natured person; one of a malignant disposition …c1505 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
– ATTERLING †* a venomous, malignant person; a shrew …c1430
– CACODEMON a malignant or deprecated person …1711
– EDDERCAP an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person; a shrewish woman …1892 Eng. dial.
– ETHERCAP an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person …1725 Eng. dial.
– ETTERCAP an ill-natured, petulant, malignant, captious person …1820 Sc.
– FURY one who is likened to an infernal spirit or minister of vengeance; a ferociously angry or malignant woman …c1374
– VAMPIRE a person of a malignant and loathsome character, esp. one who preys ruthlessly upon others; a vile and cruel exactor or extortioner …1741
 
MALIGNANTLY – adverbs
– CANKEREDLY spitefully, malignantly; peevishly …1535
– CANKERLY † spitefully, malignantly, peevishly …1580
– EAGERLY † angrily, fiercely, bitterly, malignantly …1377
 
MALIGNED – adjectives
– DUMPED ON maligned; abused …Bk2006 US sl.
 
MALIGNING – nouns
– BAD MOUTH disparaging remarks; a maligning …1960 US sl.
– MALIGNATION * the act of maligning or slandering …1836
 
MALIGNITY – nouns
– FELLNESS † fierceness, harshness, savagery; cruelty; malignity; also, sternness, severity …c1410
 
MALINGER – verbs
– ALIBI to malinger …1968 Amer. dial.
– BAG IT to loaf, to malinger, to evade one’s duty …1978 military sl.
– DEADBEAT to loaf, to sponge, to malinger; to avoid doing a thing; to defraud …1881 US sl.
– ENJOY POOR HEALTH to malinger …1966 Amer. dial.
– FAKE to feign illness, injury, or disability; to malinger …1881 Amer. sl.
– LAY OUT to stay away from work, school, or other commitments, usually without permission; to loaf; to malinger …1896 Amer. dial.
– PLAY THE OLD SOLDIER to malinger; to feign illness; to practice deception …1713 military sl.
– RAILROAD to malinger; to pretend to be sick …1967 Amer. dial.
– RAT to idle about; to shirk work or school; to malinger …1929 Amer. dial.
– RAT AROUND to idle about; to shirk work or school; to malinger; to lounge around doing nothing in particular …1857 Amer. dial.
– SCRIMSHANK to malinger or shirk one’s duty …1890 sl., orig. & chiefly services’ usage
– SPRUCE to malinger or shirk one’s duty …1917 Brit. sl., orig. services’ usage
– SWING THE LEAD to malinger or shirk one’s duty …1917 Brit. sl.
 
MALINGERER – person
– BEAT an idle, worthless, or shiftless fellow; a loafer; a layabout; a sponger; a shirker or malingerer …1865 US
– COFFEE BOILER a malingerer; a shirker …US Civil War usage
– DEADBEAT a malingerer or loafer; one who avoids exertion in any form …1862 Amer. sl., esp.  military
– FAKER a person who feigns illness, injury, or disability; a malingerer …1910 colloq.
– GALLEY-GROWLER an idle grumbler and skulker; a malingerer …1867
– GALLEY-STOKER an idler, a malingerer, a lazy skulker …Bk1867
– LABOR FAKER a worker who loafs on the job; a malingerer; hence, a corrupt union leader …1907 US sl.
– LEAD-SWINGER a malingerer or shirker …1918 Brit. sl.
– OLD SOLDIER a malingerer; one who pretended to be sick or disabled so he could avoid drill and take life easy in a hospital tent …1805 US military sl.
– OLD VET a malingerer …1862 US military usage
– SCRIMSHANK a malingerer or one who avoids duty …1890 sl., orig. & chiefly services’ usage
– SCRIMSHANKER a malingerer or one who avoids duty …1890 sl., orig. & chiefly services’ usage
– SICK-BAY MOOCHER a malingerer …L19 nautical sl.
 
MALINGERING – nouns
– FALSING shamming, malingering …1940s Aust. sl.
– MALINGERY a malingering …1847
 
MALL – nouns
– MALL CRAWL an outing to a shopping centre, slowly moving from shop to shop …1996 US sl.
– MALLING the practice of spending hours at a shopping centre, socializing with other young people …1989 US sl.
mall – person 
– MALL CRAWLER a person who spends their spare time at shopping centres …1993 US sl.
– MALLIE a person, esp. a teenager, who hangs a round a public shopping mall …1985 Amer. sl.
– MALL MADONNA a girl who spends a lot of time at a shopping centre …1982 US sl.
– MALL RAT a person, esp. a teenager, who hangs a round a public shopping mall …1982 Amer. sl.
 
MALLET – nouns
– MAW a mallet; a large hammer …1886 Eng. dial.
– MELL 1. a mallet; a hammer; generally of wood …1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. a blow with a mallet or any heavy weapon …1829 Sc.
– MELLET a small wooden hammer; a mallet …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
MALNOURISHED – person
– BARBER’S CAT a sickly, malnourished person …M19 sl.
malnourished – verbs
– PIT ONE’S MEAT IN AN ILL SKIN to look thin or half-starved; to have a malnourished appearance …1826 Sc. 
 
MALNUTRITION – nouns
– POVERTY malnutrition, starvation …1808 Amer. dial.
 
MALODOROUS – adjectives
– FUNKED having an offensive smell, malodorous, foul-smelling …1835
– FUNKED OUT * having an offensive smell; malodorous, foul-smelling …1893
 
MALTA – person
– MALT a Maltese …L19 sl.
– MALTESER a Maltese …1950s sl.
– MALTESIAN † an inhabitant of Malta …1656
 
MALTREAT – verbs
– HARRY to worry, to goad, to torment, to harass; to maltreat, to ill-use, to persecute; to worry mentally; to bother …a1400-50
– INTERFERE to maltreat …Bk1896 W. Amer. sl.
– MALAHACK to injure, to beat, to maltreat …1901 Amer. dial.
– MALLYHACK to injure, to beat, to maltreat …1953 Amer. dial.
– MISGUIDE to ill-use, to maltreat, to abuse, to spoil, to injure …1787 Sc. 
– REYNOLDS to maltreat, to molest …Bk1904 Eng. dial.
 
MAMMAL – nouns
– MAMMIFER * a mammal …1832
– RAFT a dense flock of swimming birds or mammals …1718