Definitions

mala fide

[mah-lah fee-de, mey-luh fahy-dee] / ˈmɑ lɑ ˈfi dɛ, ˈmeɪ lə ˈfaɪ di /

ADJECTIVE

insincere

Synonyms

WEAK

ambidextrous backhanded deceitful deceptive devious disingenuous dissembling dissimulating double double-dealing duplicitous evasive faithless fake false hollow hypocritical left-handed lying mendacious perfidious phony pretentious put on shifty slick sly snide two-faced unfaithful untrue untruthful

Example Sentences

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Law Minister Anisul Haq said Mr Shams had "misrepresented facts with the mala fide intention of creating discontent".

From BBC

"In my view, this is mala fide persecution," lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan told the BBC.

From BBC

At least we know evidence is not being supplied mala fide by Buffalo’s persistent quarterback.

From Slate

“Everything smacked of mala fide,” he wrote.

From Washington Post

He said this was another example of U.S. “mala fide” - or “bad faith” - aimed at “limiting Iran’s benefits from the deal.”

From Washington Times