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adjectivemaleficial (comparative more maleficial, superlative most maleficial)
comparative more maleficial · superlative most maleficial
- archaicinjurious, damaging
The late mention of the prelates' advice, in passing a law so maleficial unto them, giveth me just occasion to name some, the principal persons of the clergy, present thereat […]
1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI)
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