Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maleficently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: malef-i-cent-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a maleficent manner.

Example Sentences

"Robson displayed extraordinary tragic power ; was maleficently passionate as Sir Giles Overreach, and anon, in the indispensable mad scene, as pathetic and pitiable as Lear."
"They can also act maleficently by being overly aggressive and risking iatrogenic harm with ineffective therapies."
"Ultimately, being under the care of other humans leaves individuals vulnerable to the possibility that their human caregivers may not act in their best interests and may indeed act maleficently toward them."

Etymology

Etymology tree English maleficent Middle English -ly English -ly English maleficently From maleficent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more maleficently (comparative) most maleficently (superlative)

Questions

What does maleficently mean?: In a maleficent manner.
Where does maleficently come from?: Etymology tree English maleficent Middle English -ly English -ly English maleficently From maleficent + -ly.

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