malus adj.
MAL-; it adopts as
comp. and sup. pēior, us, gen.
ōris, and pessimus PED;
bad, not good
: philosophi: leges: mores, S.:
consuetudo,
improper
, H.: opinio de vobis,
unfavorable
: pugna,
unsuccessful
, S.: pudor,
false
, H.: crus,
deformed
, H.: Laurens (aper),
unsavory
, H.: via peior, H.:
pessima munerum Ferre, H.—
Morally bad, wicked, criminal, depraved, mischievous, malicious
: mater, Quod nil praeter pretium dulcest,
T.: auctor: fures, H.:
repudiatus malis suasoribus: libido, L.:
malā vitīs incidere falce,
V. —Plur
m
. as subst: regibus boni quam mali
suspectiores sunt, S.—
Bad, unfortunate, injurious, destructive, pernicious
: Peiore rex loco non potis est esse,
T.: pestis: mala copia sollicitat stomachum,
overloading
, H.: virus, V.: cicuta, H.: Iuppiter, i. e.
unwholesome
, H.: avis,
ill-boding
, H.—In imprecations: Abin hinc in malam rem?
to the mischief
, T.: in malam crucem,
T.: malarum quas amor curas habet oblivisci
(i. e. curarum, quas, etc.), H.—As subst
n.
: peius victoribus quam victis accidisse,
greater evil
, Cs.; see also 1 malum. —
Neut. sing
. As adv.: malum responsare,
unacceptably
, H.
