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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maladminister

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mal-ad-min-is-ter
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To administer wrongly or badly.

Example Sentences

  • "to maladminister an estate"

Etymology

From mal- + administer.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

maladministers (present, singular) maladministering (participle, present) maladministered (participle, past) maladministered (past)

Questions

What does maladminister mean?
To administer wrongly or badly.
Where does maladminister come from?
From mal- + administer.

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