maledictiveadj.
/malᵻˈdɪktɪv/, U.S. /ˌmæləˈdɪktɪv/, Irish English /mæləˈdɪktɪv/, /mɑləˈdɪktɪv/ Irish History.
Characterized by cursing or curses; uttering maledictions. maledictive psalms n. [rendering Early Irish sailm escaine] those psalms which refer to the punishment of evildoers. maledictive stones n. stones said to have the power to bring good or bad fortune upon a person, arranged to form a cairn.
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the mind > language > malediction > [adjective]
execrable1382
comminatory1508
banning1586
imprecatory1587
detesting1591
execratory1611
devotory1652
imprecating1686
execratious1748
maledictory1822
execrating1829
execrative1830
comminative1835
maledictive1860
the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective] > uttering curses
banning1586
detesting1591
maledicent1599
devotory1652
imprecating1686
execrating1829
maledictive1860
society > faith > worship > excommunication > imprecation > [adjective]
imprecatory1587
maledictive1860
1860 Armagh Guardian 29 June 5/2 Garibaldi’s strong and stalwart arm Martial prowess, patriotic fire, Throughout popedom stirs up dread alarm Filling priests with maledictive ire.
1865 S. Ferguson Lays W. Gael 54 Daily in their mystic ring They turn'd the maledictive stones.
1887 Tripartite Life Patrick (Rolls) I. 115 The mountain was filled with black birds, so that he knew not heaven nor earth. He sang maledictive psalms at them.
1905 K. Meyer Cáin Adamnáin p. vii A poem on the maledictive psalms selected by Adamnan.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xii. [Cyclops] 318 Our ancient duns and raths and cromlechs and grianauns and seats of learning and maledictive stones.
1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake iv.612 Enamel Indian gem in maledictive fingerfondler of High High Siresultan Emperor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1860