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Webster 1913 Edition

Malefic

Ma-lef′ic

,

Adj.

[L.

maleficus

: cf. F.

maléfique

. See

.]

Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.

[R.]

Chaucer.

Definition 2024

malefic

malefic

See also: malèfic

English

Adjective

malefic ‎(comparative more malefic, superlative most malefic)

Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful. [from 17th c.]
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 96:
  I would have liked to know whether he thought this was due to the climate, the diet, or simply malefic djinns.