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† maˈlefical, a. Obs. rare.
[Formed as prec. + -al1.]
= malefic a.
1615Crooke Body of Man 342 The threatnings of the Starres and their maleficall influence. 1647Lilly Chr. Astrol. lxvii. 411 Whether there arise..any maleficall fixed Starres. 1652Gaule Magastrom. 349 A certaine maleficall sorcerer..made all the locks fall off and doors fly open.
Hence maˈlefically adv., in a malefic manner.
1652Gaule Magastrom. 279 Magicians..malefically imprecating, and venefically murdering [etc.]. 1881R. A. Proctor in Cornh. Mag. Dec. 700 Believing..that comets act malefically by their direct influence on the air. |