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.
Synonyms and Antonyms of prone. 1 having a tendency to be or act in a certain way he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress Synonyms apt, given, inclined, tending Related Words choosing, preferring; disposed, liable, likely, minded, predisposed, willing Near Antonyms averse, disinclined, indisposed, loath (also loth or loathe), unwilling.