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malevolently

adverb · in a malevolent manner

Example: she gossips malevolently

maliciously

adverb · with malice; in a malicious manner

Example: she answered maliciously

malign

adjective · having or exerting a malignant influence

Example: malevolent stars

malignant melanoma

noun · any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes

malleable

adjective · capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out

Example: ductile copper

maltreat

verb · treat badly

Example: This boss abuses his workers

malus sylvestris

noun · wild crab apple native to Europe; a chief ancestor of cultivated apples

malversate

verb · appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

Example: The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family

man

noun · any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

man hour

noun · a time unit used in industry for measuring work

man-on-a-horse

noun · an edible agaric with yellow gills and a viscid yellow cap that has a brownish center

man-to-man

adjective · being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player

Example: one-on-one defense

manageably

adverb · so as to be manageable

Example: this house is manageably small

mandioc

noun · cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca

manfully

adverb · in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man

Example: having said her say Peggy manfully shouldered her burden and prepared to break up yet another home

manger

noun · a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

maniac

adjective · wildly disordered

Example: a maniacal frenzy

maniacally

adverb · in a maniacal manner or to a maniacal degree

Example: he was maniacally obsessed with jealousy

manifestation

noun · a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature)

Example: there were violent demonstrations against the war

manifestly

adverb · unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

Example: the answer is obviously wrong

manifold

adjective · many and varied; having many features or forms

Example: manifold reasons

manipulable

adjective · easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)- Samuel Butler

Example: tractable young minds

manoeuver

verb · perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

manorial

adjective · of or relating to or based on the manor

Example: manorial accounts

mantid

noun · predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions; rests with forelimbs raised as in prayer

manually

adverb · by hand

Example: this car shifts manually

many another

adjective · each of a large indefinite number

Example: many a man

maori hen

noun · flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting

maraschino

noun · cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur

marbleise

verb · make something look like marble

Example: marbleize the fireplace

march out

verb · march out (as from a defile) into open ground

Example: The regiments debouched from the valley

marconi rig

noun · a rig of triangular sails for a yacht

marcus aurelius

noun · Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)

marginalise

verb · relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people

Example: We must not marginalize the poor in our society

marginally

adverb · in a marginal manner

Example: marginally interesting

marimba

noun · a percussion instrument with wooden bars tuned to produce a chromatic scale and with resonators; played with small mallets

marital

adjective · of or relating to the state of marriage

Example: marital status

maritimes

noun · the collective name for the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

mark off

verb · set boundaries to and delimit

Example: mark out the territory

markedly

adverb · in a clearly noticeable manner

Example: sales of luxury cars dropped markedly

markoff

noun · Russian mathematician (1856-1922)

marmoreal

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of marble

maroon

adjective · of dark brownish to purplish red

marry

verb · take in marriage

marseilles

noun · a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean

marshy

adjective · (of soil) soft and watery

Example: the ground was boggy under foot

martyr operation

noun · killing or injuring others while annihilating yourself; usually accomplished with a bomb

martyrize

verb · torture and torment like a martyr

marvellous

adjective · too improbable to admit of belief

Example: a tall story

marvellously

adverb · (used as an intensifier) extremely well

Example: her voice is superbly disciplined

marvelously

adverb · (used as an intensifier) extremely well

Example: her voice is superbly disciplined

mary i

noun · daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558)

masked ball

noun · a ball at which guests wear costumes and masks

masochistically

adverb · in a masochistic manner

Example: masochistically he insisted on an even greater workload