(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:01:28

Ma*lef"ic (?), a. [L. maleficus: cf. F. mal'efique. See Malefaction.]

Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.

[R.]

Chaucer.

 

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