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malefic definition

ma·lefic (mə lef′ik)

adjective

causing disaster; harmful; evil

Etymology: L maleficus < malefacere: see malefactor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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