maleficallyadv.
/məˈlɛfᵻkli/, U.S. /məˈlɛfək(ə)li/ rare.
In a malefic manner.
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the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-will > [adverb]
illc1300
accursedlyc1330
hatefullyc1425
unlovingly1512
malignantly1565
manlessly1607
malevolently1613
malefically1652
unbenignly1863
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [adverb]
illc1300
hatefullyc1425
malignantly1565
accursedly1579
manlessly1607
malevolently1613
malefically1652
unbenignly1863
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 279 Magicians..malefically imprecating, and venefically murdering [etc.].
1881 R. A. Proctor in Cornhill Mag. Dec. 700 Believing..that comets act malefically by their direct influence on the air.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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