maledictoryadj.
/ˌmalᵻˈdɪktəri/, U.S. /ˈˌmæləˈdɪkt(ə)ri/ rare.
Of the nature of or resembling a malediction.
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the mind > goodness and badness > state of being accursed > [adjective]
execrable1382
imprecatory1587
execratory1611
execratious1748
maledictory1822
execrative1830
the mind > language > malediction > [adjective]
execrable1382
comminatory1508
banning1586
imprecatory1587
detesting1591
execratory1611
devotory1652
imprecating1686
execratious1748
maledictory1822
execrating1829
execrative1830
comminative1835
maledictive1860
1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 12 593 This manful and maledictory Manifesto.
1887 Temple Bar Apr. 478 With maledictory groans and ejaculations.
1980 Maledicta Summer 144 The study of maledictory words.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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