Malcolm /mal-colm/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is pronounced MAL-cum. It is of Scottish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Malcolm is devotee of Saint Columba. The name of the prince of Scotland who became king after Macbeth murdered his father. Shakespeare's play was based on the true story.
1 adj If you describe someone's behaviour as sordid, you mean that it is immoral or dishonest. , (disapproval) I don't want to hear the sordid details of your relationship with Sandra... 2 adj If you describe a place as sordid, you mean that it is dirty, unpleasant, or depressing. , (disapproval) (=seedy). ...the attic windows of their sordid little rooms. Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary. See also: sword, sporadic, sort, sore. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.
1 To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace. 2  See Synonyms at malign. 3  To fail to uphold; disregard or violate: âThe appearance of things is &ellipsis; that we have traduced our policy and violated our principlesâ (Patrick J. Buchanan).erb. (third-person singular simple present traduces, present participle traducing, simple past and past participle traduced). 1  To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. ( 2 archaic) To pass on (to one's children, future generations etc.); to transmit.