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n. 1. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities.
Syn. -- brutalization, brutalisation, animalization [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Like an animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. animalisme. ] The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal life without intellectual or moral qualities or objectives; preoccupation with sensual, physical, or carnal pleasures. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to animalism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. animalité. ] Animal existence or nature. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. animalisation. ] 1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conversion into animal matter by the process of assimilation. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Animalized p. pr. & vb. n. Animalizing. ] [ Cf. F. animaliser. ] 1. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in animal form. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To convert into animal matter by the processes of assimilation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal; to sensualize. [ 1913 Webster ]

The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the animalizing tendency of his own philosophy. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of a group of perching birds, having the middle toe more or less united to the outer and inner ones. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ #), } a. [ L. anomalus irregular + pes, pedis, foot. ] Having anomalous feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An anomaly; a deviation from rule. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. anomalistique. ] 1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance of a planet from its perihelion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anomalistic month. See under Month. --
Anomalistic revolution, the period in which a planet or satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the same again. --
Anomalistic, or
Periodical year. See under Year. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With irregularity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Bromine. ] (Pharm.) A colorless or white crystalline compound, (CH2)6N4C2H5Br, used as a sedative in epilepsy. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a genus of African antelopes including the sassaby, Damaliscus lunatus.
Syn. -- genus Damaliscus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. same as decimalization.
Syn. -- decimalization. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. 1. same as decimalize.
Syn. -- decimalize. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the act of changing to a decimal system; as, the decimalization of the British currency.
Syn. -- decimalisation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. to convert the dominant units of measure (e.g. of currency) to a decimal-based system; to reduce to a decimal system; as, to decimalize the currency. -- Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion n. [1913 Webster]

n. A gallant. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Courting her smoothly like a femalist. Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make, or to describe as, female or feminine. Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Formic + aldehyde + -in. ] (Chem.) An aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a preservative in museums and as a disinfectant. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Official formalism. Sir H. Rawlinson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. formaliste. ] One overattentive to forms, or too much confined to them; esp., one who rests in external religious forms, or observes strictly the outward forms of worship, without possessing the life and spirit of religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

As far a formalist from wisdom sits,
In judging eyes, as libertines from wits. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a set of procedures required to make a transaction official.
Syn. -- form, formality. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Formalities [ Cf. F. formalité. ] 1. The condition or quality of being formal, strictly ceremonious, precise, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Form without substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such [ books ] as are mere pieces of formality, so that if you look on them, you look though them. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of formality and custom, but of conscience. Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode. [ 1913 Webster ]

He was installed with all the usual formalities. C. Middleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. pl. The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical, municipal, or sacerdotal. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The doctors attending her in their formalities as far as Shotover. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. That which is formal; the formal part. [ 1913 Webster ]

It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while it aims to keep fast the outward formality. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence. [ 1913 Webster ]

The material part of the evil came from our father upon us, but the formality of it, the sting and the curse, is only by ourselves. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

The formality of the vow lies in the promise made to God. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Scholastic. Philos.) The manner in which a thing is conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are formalities. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To affect formality. [ Obs. ] ales. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Formalized p. pr. & vb. n. Formalizing ] 1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To render formal. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms, especially in religion or art; using formalism; as, highly formalized plays like "Waiting for Godot".
Syn. -- formalistic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures. official (vs. unofficial) --- (having official authority or sanction: "official permission"; "an official representative") [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + "omalismo`s a leveling.] (Biol.) The tendency of an organism to respond, during its growth, to the force of gravitation. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Cf. F. harmaline See Harmel. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms bitter, yellow salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Informalities 1. The state of being informal; lack of regular, prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal proceedings. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does not conform to the established rule. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. 1. Of or pertaining to Mali; as, Malian deserts. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Mali; as, Malian nomads. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Mali. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. malum an apple: cf. F. malique. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Malic acid, (Chem.) a hydroxy acid (HO.CO.CH2.CH(OH).CO.OH) obtained from unripe fruit (such as green apples, currants, tomatoes or cherries) as a substance which is sirupy or crystallized with difficulty, and has a strong but pleasant sour taste. It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the temperature and concentration; the natural form is of L- conformation. A synthetic variety is a derivative of succinic acid, but as with most simple synthetic compounds, is a racemic mixture of isomers and thus has no rotatory action on polarized light. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. To regard with extreme ill will. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. malice, fr. L. malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. me`las black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. Mauger. ] 1. Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a malignant design of evil. “Nor set down aught in malice.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Envy, hatred, and malice are three distinct passions of the mind. Ld. Holt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Malice aforethought or
Malice prepense, malice previously and deliberately entertained. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence. See Spite. -- Malevolence, Malignity, Malignancy. Malice is a stronger word than malevolence, which may imply only a desire that evil may befall another, while malice desires, and perhaps intends, to bring it about. Malignity is intense and deepseated malice. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging others. One who is malignant must be both malevolent and malicious; but a man may be malicious without being malignant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proud tyrants who maliciously destroy
And ride o'er ruins with malignant joy. Somerville. [ 1913 Webster ]

in some connections, malignity seems rather more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and malignancy to indications of this depravity, in temper and conduct in particular instances. Cogan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. malhecho; mal bad + hecho deed, L. factum. See Fact. ] Mischief. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Of. malicius, F. malicieux, fr. L. malitiosus. See Malice. ] 1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity. [ 1913 Webster ]

I grant him bloody, . . .
Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin
That has a name. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act. [ 1913 Webster ]

Malicious abandonment, the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause. Burrill. --
Malicious prosecution or
Malicious arrest (Law), a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious; malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous; malign. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Ma*li"cious*ly, adv. -- Ma*li"cious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law), Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property of others; -- it is an offense at common law. Wharton.
Syn. -- vandalism, hooliganism. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The standard monetary unit in Mali and some other countries. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Maligned p. pr. & vb. n. Maligning. ] [ Cf. L. malignare. See Malign, a. ] To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods, or murdering them. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing, and to be despised falling. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To entertain malice. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. malignus, for maligenus, i. e., of a bad kind or nature; malus bad + the root of genus birth, race, kind: cf. F. malin, masc., maligne, fem. See Malice, Gender, and cf. Benign, Malignant. ] 1. Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign. [ 1913 Webster ]

Witchcraft may be by operation of malign spirits. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Malignant; as, a malign ulcer. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ See Malignant. ] 1. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; disposition toward evil; intense ill will; as, malignancy of heart. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Unfavorableness; evil nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner yours. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Hence: (Med.) A cancerous tumor that is spreading beyond the point of origin.
Syn. -- malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

5. The state of being a malignant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eng. Hist.) One of the adherents of Charles I. or Charles II.; -- so called by the opposite party. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. malignans, -antis, p. pr. of malignare, malignari, to do or make maliciously. See Malign, and cf. Benignant. ] 1. Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious. [ 1913 Webster ]

A malignant and a turbaned Turk. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious. “Malignant care.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some malignant power upon my life. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Something deleterious and malignant as his touch. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria. [ 1913 Webster ]

Malignant pustule (Med.), a very contagious disease produced by infection of subcutaneous tissues with the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It is transmitted to man from animals and is characterized by the formation, at the point of reception of the infection, of a vesicle or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks down into an unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound exhaustion and often fatal. The disease in animals is called charbon; in man it is called cutaneous anthrax, and formerly was sometimes called simply anthrax. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Med.) A chronic progressive anemia of older adults, thought to result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of vitamin B-12); also called pernicious anemia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]