malefic
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See also: malèfic
English
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]malefic (comparative more malefic, superlative most malefic)
- Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful. [from 17th c.]
- Synonyms: evil, maleficent, malevolent; see also Thesaurus:evil
- 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 96:
- I would have liked to know whether he thought this was due to the climate, the diet, or simply malefic djinns.
Noun
[edit]malefic (plural malefics)
- (astrology) A malefic planet.
- Antonym: benefic
- 2017, Chris Brennan, Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune, page 471:
- 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.
Anagrams
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French maléfique.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]malefic m or n (feminine singular malefică, masculine plural malefici, feminine and neuter plural malefice)
Declension
[edit]Declension of malefic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | malefic | malefică | malefici | malefice | ||
definite | maleficul | malefica | maleficii | maleficele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | malefic | malefice | malefici | malefice | ||
definite | maleficului | maleficei | maleficelor | maleficilor |
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