— maledictive, maledictory /mal'i dik"teuh ree/ , adj.
/mal'i dik"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a curse; imprecation.
2. the utterance of a curse.
3. slander.
[ 1400-50; late ME malediccion malediction- (s. of maledictio ) slander (LL: curse). See MALE-, DICTION ]
Syn. 1. damning, execration.
Ant. 1. benediction.