Meanings
adjectivemaleficient (comparative more maleficient, superlative most maleficient)
comparative more maleficient · superlative most maleficient
- alternativeproscribedsometimesAlternative form of maleficent.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Modification of maleficent; compare beneficient.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with maleficient
efficientsufficientinsufficientcoefficientproficientdeficientinefficientomniscientimmunodeficientperficientallicientbeneficientbideficientbiodeficientcalorifacientcogniscientcost-efficientecoefficienteigencoefficientequiefficienthaplodeficienthaploinsufficienthaploproficienthaplosufficient
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APA
maleficient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maleficient
MLA
“maleficient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maleficient. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maleficient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maleficient.
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