maleficent
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ma·lef·i·cent
(mə-lĕf′ĭ-sənt)adj.
Harmful or malicious in intent or effect.
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maleficent
(məˈlɛfɪsənt)adj
causing or capable of producing evil or mischief; harmful or baleful
[C17: from Latin maleficent-, from maleficus wicked, prone to evil, from malum evil]
maˈlefic adj
maˈlefically adv
maˈleficence n
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ma•lef•i•cent
(məˈlɛf ə sənt)adj.
evil or harmful; malicious.
[1670–80]
ma•lef′i•cence, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effectmalign - evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion" beneficent - doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history" |
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