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maledice.

slanderously, abusively, scurrilously

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[maˈɫɛ.dɪ.keː]Classical-Latin[maˈlɛː.di.t͡ʃe]

  1. slanderously, abusively, scurrilously

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin male Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -dicus Latin maledicus Latin -ē Latin maledicē From maledicus + -ē.

verb[maˈɫɛ.dɪ.keː]Classical-Latin[maˈlɛː.di.t͡ʃe]

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of maledīcō

    active · form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin male Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin -dicus Latin maledicus Latin -ē Latin maledicē From maledicus + -ē.

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