maladif

French

Etymology

From malade +‎ -if.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.la.dif/
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Adjective

maladif (feminine maladive, masculine plural maladifs, feminine plural maladives)

  1. sickly (habitually sick)
    un enfant maladif ― a sickly child
  2. poorly (not well, sick)
  3. pathological
    Timidité maladive. ― Crippling shyness.
  4. diseased (having ill character)

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