Adjectives Beginning with the Letters "ma"

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Below are definitions to nine of the less common "ma" English adjectives used in the puzzle above:

• macabre Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. Synonyms: ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome.
• macrobiotic Of, or relating to the theory of promoting health and longevity by means of diet, especially whole beans and grain.
• madcap Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation. Synonyms: brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive, tearaway, wild.
• magenta Deep purplish red. Similar word: chromatic. [Named after Magenta, Italy.]
• magnanimous 1. Generous and understanding and tolerant. Synonyms: big, large. 2. Noble and generous in spirit. Synonym: greathearted. Similar word: noble. [Derived from Latin magnus "great", plus animus "mind, soul".]
• maladroit Not quick or skillful or adept in action or thought. Similar words: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, inept, left-handed, nonmechanical, tactless, uncoordinated, unmechanical. [Derives from the prefix mal- ill, "wrong, imperfect", plus the French word droit meaning "clever".]
• malleable 1. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. Synonyms: ductile, pliable, pliant, tensile, tractile. 2. Easily influenced. [Derived from French, from Latin malleare "to hammer".]
• malodorous Unpleasant-smelling. Similar words: foul, musty, putrid, rancid, reeking, smelly, sour. Antonym: fragrant.
• manifold Many and varied; having many features or forms. Synonym: multiplex. Similar word: multiple. [Derives from Old English manigfeald "varied, numerous".]

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