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   malefic

   /məˈlɛfɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means: "she was hypnotized by the spider's malefic eyes"
   • ▪ relating to the planets Saturn and Mars, traditionally considered to have an unfavourable influence.

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin maleficus, from male ‘ill’ + -ficus ‘doing’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › maleficMalefic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Malefic is an adjective that means having malignant influence or being malicious. It comes from Latin maleficus, meaning wicked or mischievous. See examples, word history, and related entries.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMALEFIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Malefic means having an evil influence, especially in formal contexts. Learn how to use this adjective with sentences and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMALEFIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Malefic means causing disaster, harmful, or evil. It comes from the Latin word maleficus, meaning evil-doing or wicked. See how to use malefic in a sentence and its synonyms.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › maleficMalefic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   malefic. /məˈlɛfɪk/. IPA guide. Definitions of malefic. adjective. having or exerting a malignant influence. “a malefic force”. synonyms: evil, malevolent, malign. maleficent.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › maleficMalefic - definition of malefic by The Free Dictionary

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   Malefic means having or exerting a malignant influence, or malicious or harmful. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translation of malefic, as well as related words and examples.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › malefic_adjmalefic, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   Malefic is an adjective and noun that means evil, harmful, or causing harm. It comes from Latin maleficus, and is related to words like malefaction, maleficent, and maleficent.

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › maleficmalefic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Aug 18, 2024 · malefic is an adjective meaning having an evil or harmful influence, or a noun meaning a malefic planet in astrology. It comes from Latin maleficus and French maléfique.