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.
vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding. gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness. obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters. ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent.9 ENTRIES FOUND: 1  gross. 2  gross adventure. 3  gross anatomy. 4  gross area. 5  gross average. 6  gross domestic product. 7  gross income. 8  gross national product. 9  gross negligence. 10  gross out. 11  gross-out. 12  gross premium. 13  gross spread. 14  gross ton. 15  gross tonnage. 16  common in gross. 17  easement in gross. 18  great gross. 19  power in gross.