maladive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmælədɪv/ UK /ˈmælədɪv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
sickly; tending toward illness

His maladive constitution kept him indoors most winters.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · sickly; tending toward illness sickly unhealthy ailing infirm frail valetudinarian

Opposites

healthy robust hale vigorous

Word family

Related forms maladymalaise

Etymology

From French maladif ('sickly'), from maladie ('illness'), from malade ('sick'), from Latin male habitus ('in poor condition'), from male ('badly') + habere ('to have, hold').

maladif French male Middle English habere Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# maladive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmælədɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmælədɪv/

## Meanings
1. sickly; tending toward illness

## Examples
- His maladive constitution kept him indoors most winters.

## Synonyms
- sickly
- unhealthy
- ailing
- infirm
- frail
- valetudinarian

## Antonyms
- healthy
- robust
- hale
- vigorous

## Related Forms
- malady
- malaise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: maladif
- Root: male
- Root: habere

## Etymology
From French maladif ('sickly'), from maladie ('illness'), from malade ('sick'), from Latin male habitus ('in poor condition'), from male ('badly') + habere ('to have, hold').

## AI Etymology
Maladive comes from French maladif ('sickly'), from maladie ('illness'), from malade ('sick'), from Latin male habitus ('in poor condition'), from male ('badly') + habere ('to have, hold'). The etymological trail includes French maladif, Latin male, Latin habere. The same word family includes malady, malaise. Its current adjective use means "sickly; tending toward illness".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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