maladminister

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mal·ad·min·is·ter

(măl′əd-mĭn′ĭ-stər)

tr.v. mal·ad·min·is·tered, mal·ad·min·is·ter·ing, mal·ad·min·is·ters

To administer or manage inefficiently or dishonestly.

mal′ad·min′is·tra′tion n.

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maladminister

(ˌmælədˈmɪnɪstə)

(tr) to administer badly, inefficiently, or dishonestly

ˌmaladˈminisˌtrator n

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mal•ad•min•is•ter

(ˌmæl ədˈmɪn ə stər)

v.t.

to administer or manage badly or inefficiently.

[1695–1705]

maladminister

Past participle: maladministered
Gerund: maladministering

Imperative
maladminister
maladminister

Present
I maladminister
you maladminister
he/she/it maladministers
we maladminister
you maladminister
they maladminister

Preterite
I maladministered
you maladministered
he/she/it maladministered
we maladministered
you maladministered
they maladministered

Present Continuous
I am maladministering
you are maladministering
he/she/it is maladministering
we are maladministering
you are maladministering
they are maladministering

Present Perfect
I have maladministered
you have maladministered
he/she/it has maladministered
we have maladministered
you have maladministered
they have maladministered

Past Continuous
I was maladministering
you were maladministering
he/she/it was maladministering
we were maladministering
you were maladministering
they were maladministering

Past Perfect
I had maladministered
you had maladministered
he/she/it had maladministered
we had maladministered
you had maladministered
they had maladministered

Future
I will maladminister
you will maladminister
he/she/it will maladminister
we will maladminister
you will maladminister
they will maladminister

Future Perfect
I will have maladministered
you will have maladministered
he/she/it will have maladministered
we will have maladministered
you will have maladministered
they will have maladministered

Future Continuous
I will be maladministering
you will be maladministering
he/she/it will be maladministering
we will be maladministering
you will be maladministering
they will be maladministering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been maladministering
you have been maladministering
he/she/it has been maladministering
we have been maladministering
you have been maladministering
they have been maladministering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been maladministering
you will have been maladministering
he/she/it will have been maladministering
we will have been maladministering
you will have been maladministering
they will have been maladministering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been maladministering
you had been maladministering
he/she/it had been maladministering
we had been maladministering
you had been maladministering
they had been maladministering

Conditional
I would maladminister
you would maladminister
he/she/it would maladminister
we would maladminister
you would maladminister
they would maladminister

Past Conditional
I would have maladministered
you would have maladministered
he/she/it would have maladministered
we would have maladministered
you would have maladministered
they would have maladministered

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