Ma‐lef″ic (?), a. [L. maleficus: cf. F. maléfique. See Malefaction.] Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. Chaucer.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.