mallement

Middle French

Etymology

Old French malement.

Adverb

mallement

1. evilly
2. unfortunately (in a manner which is unfortunate)
3. intimidatingly
4. badly; seriously
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 76:

     lui demanderent s'il estoit mallement blecé

     [they] asked him if he was badly injured

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (malement, supplement)