Definition of Malgrado

1. in spite of [prep]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Malgrado

malformations
malformed
malformedness
malformities
malformity
malfortune
malfunction
malfunction routine
malfunction routines
malfunctioned
malfunctioning
malfunctions
malgracious
malgrado (current term)
malgre
malgred
malgres
malgring
malhamensilipin
malheur wire lettuce
mali
malibus
malic
malic acid
malic acid dehydrogenase
malic dehydrogenase
malic enzyme
malice

Literary usage of Malgrado

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Plays & Poems of Robert Greene by Robert Greene (1905)
"malgrado: in spite of, notwithstanding; adopted directly from the Italian, ... 258 : ' Sir Francis Drake who on passing malgrado of the Spaniard . . . went ..."

2. A Glossary of Tudor and Stuart Words: Especially from the Dramatists by Walter William Skeat, Anthony Lawson Mayhew (1914)
"See ure (destiny). malgrado, ' maugre', in despite of, to the loss of; ' malgrado of his honour', Greene, Orl. Fur. v. 2 (Orlando) ; Marlowe, Edw. II, ii. ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Breathing in hope, malgrado all your beards That must rebel thus against your king, To see his royal sovereign once again. Marlowe, Edward II. ..."

4. Energy Policies of Iea Countries: Italy 2003 Review by IEA Staff, Agencia Internacional de la Energía, Agence internationale de l'énergie, Iea, International Energy Agency, SourceOECD (Online service) (2003)
"Ciò dovrebbe aumentare la quota di energie rinnovabili in un paese dove, malgrado un notevole potenziale, le fonti rinnovabili rappresentavano solo il 5,4% ..."

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