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maleficial

/ˌmælɪˈfɪʃəl/

maleficial adjective: injurious, damaging.

Adjective

maleficial (comparative more maleficial, superlative most maleficial)

  1. (archaic) injurious, damaging
    • The late mention of the prelates' advice, in passing a law so maleficial unto them, giveth me just occasion to name some, the principal persons of the clergy, present thereat […]1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)

Antonyms of maleficial

Forms of maleficial

comparativemore maleficial
superlativemost maleficial

Origin of maleficial

From malefice + -ial.

Questions about maleficial

What does maleficial mean?
Maleficial means injurious, damaging.
What part of speech is maleficial?
Maleficial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce maleficial?
Maleficial is pronounced /ˌmælɪˈfɪʃəl/.

Words near maleficial in the dictionary

  1. maleficence
  2. maleficences
  3. maleficent
  4. maleficently
  5. malefices
  6. maleficial
  7. maleficiaries
  8. maleficiary
  9. maleficiate
  10. maleficiated
  11. maleficiating

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