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ma⋅lef⋅ic

  [muh-lef-ik]
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–adjective
productive of evil; malign; doing harm; baneful: a malefic spell.
Origin:
1645–55; < L maleficus evil-doing, wicked. See male-, -fic
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ma·lef·ic   (mə-lěf'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Having or exerting a malignant influence.
  2. Evil; malicious.

[Latin maleficus : male, ill; see mel-3 in Indo-European roots + -ficus, -fic.]
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Malefic

Ma*lef"ic\, a. [L. maleficus: cf. F. mal['e]fique. See Malefaction.] Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. [R.] --Chaucer.
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