malus

malus (1) 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.