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maculate
/ˈmækjʊleɪt/
adjective
C2
3 meanings
Marked with spots; spotted.
magnanimous
/mæɡˈnæn.ɪ.məs/
adjective
C2
Generous and forgiving, especially towards a rival.
malleable
/ˈmæl.iː.ə.bəl/
adjective
C2
2 meanings
Soft enough to be hammered into a new shape.
malodorous
/ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/
adjective
C2
Smelling very unpleasant.
malty
adjective
C2
Tasting of the sweet roasted grain used in brewing.
mangy
/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒi/
adjective
C2
Having patchy fur from disease, or shabby and worn.
manifest
/ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst/
adjective
C1
3 meanings
Obvious; plain to see.
matronly
/ˈmeɪtɹənli/
adjective
C2
Dignified and rather stout, said of an older woman.
maudlin
/ˈmɔːd.lɪn/
adjective
C2
Tearfully sentimental, often from drink.
mealy
/ˈmiːli/
adjective
C2
Dry and crumbly like ground grain.
medieval
/ˌmɛd.iˈiː.vəl/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Belonging to the Middle Ages, roughly 500 to 1500.
melancholy
/ˈmɛlənkəli/
noun
C2
3 meanings
A quiet, lasting sadness with no single cause.
melodious
/məˈləʊdi.əs/
adjective
C2
Pleasant and tuneful to hear.
mendacious
/mɛnˈdeɪʃəs/
adjective
C2
In the habit of lying.
menial
/ˈmiːni.əl/
adjective
C2
Lowly and requiring no skill, said of work.
mercantile
/ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/
adjective
C2
To do with trade and merchants.
mesmeric
/mɛzˈmɛɹɪk/
adjective
C2
Holding the attention completely, as if by a spell.
meticulous
/mɪˈtɪkjɪlɪs/
adjective
C2
2 meanings
Giving very careful attention to every detail.
mincing
adjective
C2
Walking with short affected steps.
misbegotten
/ˌmɪsbɪˈɡɒtn̩/
adjective
C2
Badly conceived from the start.
monastic
/məˈnæstɪk/
adjective
C2
To do with monks, or plain and self-denying in style.
moot
/muːt/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Open to argument, and perhaps not worth settling.
mordant
/ˈmɔːdn̩t/
adjective
C2
Sharply and bitingly critical.
moribund
/ˈmɔːɹɪbʌnd/
adjective
C2
Close to dying, or having lost all vigour.
motley
/ˈmɒtli/
adjective
C1
2 meanings
Made up of oddly assorted parts.
mottled
/ˈmɑt əld/
adjective
C2
Marked with patches of different shades.
multifarious
/ˌmʌltɪˈfɛəɹi.əs/
adjective
C2
Of many different kinds.
munificent
/mjuˈnɪfɪsn̩t/
adjective
C2
Extremely generous in giving.
mutable
/ˈmjuːtəbəl/
adjective
C2
Liable to change.
mutinous
/ˈmjuːtɪnəs/
adjective
C2
Refusing to obey those in command.
myriad
/ˈmɪɹi.æd/
noun
C2
2 meanings
An extremely great number.