"morbid softness of tissue," 1650s, from Latinized form of Greek malakia "softness, delicacy, effeminacy," from malakos "soft," from PIE root *mel- (1) "soft." Related: Malacic.
mal du siecle
Malabar
malabsorption
Malachi
malachite
malacia
maladaptation
maladaptive
maladjusted
maladjustment
maladministration
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