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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malfeasant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
malfeasant
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to malfeasance or misconduct.

noun

Someone guilty of such conduct; a malefactor.

Etymology

From malfeasance, after such pairs as assistance, assistant, or adapted from French malfaisant.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more malfeasant (comparative) most malfeasant (superlative) malfeasants (plural)

Questions

What does malfeasant mean?
Of or relating to malfeasance or misconduct.
Where does malfeasant come from?
It is traced to French.

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