Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malefic

/məˈlɛfɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: malef-ic
IPA: /məˈlɛfɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful.

noun

A malefic planet.

Example Sentences

"Wormwood [...] was associated with the rites of St. John's Eve, when a crown of the plant was made from its sprays for apotropaic purposes, to ward of malefic spirits."
"I would have liked to know whether he thought this was due to the climate, the diet, or simply malefic djinns."
"In the previous condition of overcoming, it was notable that while the malefics could only maltreat by overcoming through a superior sign-based square, the benefics could bonify by overcoming through a superior square or trine."

Etymology

From Latin maleficus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: maleficus

Inflected Forms

more malefic (comparative) most malefic (superlative) malefics (plural)

Derived Forms

malefically

Synonyms

evil maleficent malevolent abandoned arrant bad bad apple bad seed baleful scurrilous baneful base

Antonyms

benefic

Questions

How do you pronounce malefic?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈlɛfɪk/.
What does malefic mean?: Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
Where does malefic come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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