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mar-all

US/mɑɹ.ɑl/

mar-all noun: a spoilsport, an addle-plot.

Noun

mar-all (plural mar-alls)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) A spoilsport, an addle-plot.
    • You mar all with this starting.1623, William Shakespeare, “Act 5 Scene 1”, in Macbeth, etc.

Synonyms of mar-all

Forms of mar-all

pluralmar-alls

Origin of mar-all

From mar + all. See mar (“to spoil”).

Questions about mar-all

What does mar-all mean?
Mar-all means a spoilsport, an addle-plot.
What part of speech is mar-all?
Mar-all is a noun.
How do you pronounce mar-all?
Mar-all is pronounced /mɑɹ.ɑl/ (US).
What is the plural of mar-all?
The plural of mar-all is mar-alls.

Words near mar-all in the dictionary

  1. Mar'ash
  2. mar-
  3. Mar-a-Lago
  4. Mar-a-Lago face
  5. Mar-a-Lago faces
  6. mar-all
  7. mar-sport
  8. mar-sports
  9. Mar.
  10. mara
  11. mara d'atra

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