MALEFIC


Meaning of MALEFIC in English

[ mə'lɛfɪk ]

■ adjective literary causing harm.

Derivatives

~ence noun

~ent adjective

Origin

C17: from L. ~us , from male 'ill' + -ficus 'doing'.

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