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malverse

malverse adjective: unfavourable, untimely; perverse.

Adjective

malverse (comparative more malverse, superlative most malverse)

  1. (rare) Unfavourable, untimely; perverse.
    • [B]e what set of men they will, who would adventure to befriend and patronize such a malverse course […].1776, Josiah Hunter, An Inquiry Concerning the Scriptural Order, page 199
    • Never was fellow so pestered with malverse accidents as I am; and all of my own contriving!1792, Thomas Holcroft, Anne St. Ives, vol. II, letter 36

Forms of malverse

comparativemore malverse
superlativemost malverse

Questions about malverse

What does malverse mean?
Malverse means unfavourable, untimely; perverse.
What part of speech is malverse?
Malverse is an adjective.

Words near malverse in the dictionary

  1. Malverne
  2. Malvernian
  3. Malvernians
  4. malversation
  5. malversations
  6. malverse
  7. malvertisement
  8. malvertisements
  9. malvertising
  10. malvesey
  11. malveseys

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