maleficent
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Adjective (1)
- harmful or evil in intent or effectOpposite beneficentSimilar baleful, maleficRelates to maleficence, mischiefSee also malign
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ma·lef′i·cent adjective
Origin: See Malefic.
Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54