† mal-behaviourn.
Obsolete. rare.
= malconduct n.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > [noun] > improper behaviour
unskillc1175
unkina1200
unthriftc1374
inconveniencec1460
mal-behaviour1721
impropriety1751
paw-pawness1828
the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > unfittingness > unfitting conduct > [noun]
unskillc1175
unthriftc1374
inconveniencec1460
indecency1589
unworthiness1608
inconveniencya1616
malconduct1684
mal-behaviour1721
misdealing1851
1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius (1726) xlv. 247 I am the only person..who has forfeited his fellowship for male-behaviour.
1736 Enq. into Frauds of Factors of S. S. Co. 56 And as to the present Directors, the Male Behaviour of Mr. Woolley, and others, plainly declare, that [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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