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maleficent

ma·lef·i·cent [ mə léffiss'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
harmful or evil: causing harm or doing evil intentionally, or capable of such acts

[Mid-17th century. Back-formation < maleficence< Latin maleficentia "evil doing" < male "badly"]

ma·lef·i·cence noun
ma·lef·i·cent·ly adverb
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