malefic

English

Etymology

From Latin maleficus.

Adjective

malefic (comparative more malefic, superlative most malefic)

1. Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful. [from 17th c.]
   • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 96:

     I would have liked to know whether he thought this was due to the climate, the diet, or simply malefic djinns.