malefactory

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adjective

Doing evil or wicked things.

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Meanings

adjectivemalefactory (comparative more malefactory, superlative most malefactory)

comparative more malefactory · superlative most malefactory

  1. Doing evil or wicked things.

    One of the boasts of Riversley was, that while the rest of the world ate and drank poison, the Grange lived on its own solid substance, defying malefactory Radical tricksters.

    1871, George Meredith, The Adventures of Harry Richmond
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APA

malefactory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malefactory

MLA

“malefactory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malefactory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malefactory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malefactory.

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