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maladif

UK/ˌmæl.əˈdiːf/US/ˌmæl.əˈdif/

maladif adjective: sickly.

Adjective

maladif (comparative more maladif, superlative most maladif)

  1. (obsolete) Sickly.
    • Pray tell me if it is true that Prince George of P. is going to make a morganatic marriage. I should be sorry, because I thought he was too maladif to marry even. If he could do so, he might do for poor Mary C.1859 (date written), Queen Victoria, edited by Roger Fulford, Dearest Child: Letters between Queen Victoria and the Princess Royal, 1858-1861, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, published 1964, page 157

Forms of maladif

comparativemore maladif
superlativemost maladif

Origin of maladif

From French maladif.

Words that rhyme with maladif

17 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about maladif

What does maladif mean?
Maladif means sickly.
What part of speech is maladif?
Maladif is an adjective.
How do you pronounce maladif?
Maladif is pronounced /ˌmæl.əˈdiːf/ (UK).

Words near maladif in the dictionary

  1. maladdress
  2. maladherence
  3. maladi moun
  4. maladie du pays
  5. maladies
  6. maladif
  7. maladious
  8. maladive
  9. maladjust
  10. maladjusted
  11. maladjuster

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