Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malefactory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: male-fac-to-ry
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Doing evil or wicked things.

Example Sentences

"One of the boasts of Riversley was, that while the rest of the world ate and drank poison, the Grange lived on its own solid substance, defying malefactory Radical tricksters."

Inflected Forms

more malefactory (comparative) most malefactory (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

malefactor

Questions

What does malefactory mean?: Doing evil or wicked things.

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