malefic
adj/məˈlɛfɪk/
Etymology
From Latin maleficus.
- derived from maleficus
Definitions
Having an evil or harmful influence
Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful.
- 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.
A malefic planet.
- 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.
The neighborhood
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No curated loop yet for malefic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA