Hypertext Webster Gateway: "malefic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Malefic \Ma*lef"ic\, a. [L. maleficus: cf. F. mal['e]fique. See
{Malefaction}.]
Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.
[R.] --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
malefic
adj : having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent
stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: {malevolent}, {malign},
{evil}]
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