What is doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. [R.] Chaucer called?
malefic — Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. [R.] Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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