WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ma•lef•ic
(mə lef′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
- productive of evil;
malign;
doing harm;
baneful:a malefic spell.
- Latin maleficus evil-doing, wicked. See male-, -fic
- 1645–55
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