In Wheelock, on page 220, it says "in the following table, adverbs that do not follow the standard rules for forming adverbs from adjectives are highlighted". But male is highlighted, implying that it is an irregular formation from malus. But it seem to follow the rules to me: add -e to the stem mal-.
I can see the irregularities in all the other highlighted forms, - is the highlighting simply reminding readers that these are irregular adjectives? or is it a misprint, or have I missed something (again!)?
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Perhaps it is marked because of the short final e? Most adverbs with this formation end in a long vowel, but Wheelock does not usually point subtleties like that out, so this is unusual of the book to say the least. He could also have been referring to the entire comparative system, as whiteoctave said, but if so then the table isn't very consistent.
flebile nescio quid queritur lyra, flebile lingua murmurat exanimis, respondent flebile ripae