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malefic

[muh-lef-ik] / məˈlɛf ɪk /








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Giancarlo Esposito plays Beauty’s malefic father and Niecy Nash is her vocally exacting mother.

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022

But theater lovers know them as showcases for definitive roles--the stunted man of thought, the malefic man of action--played by Ian McKellen, the prime Shakespearean actor of our time.

From Time Magazine Archive

Will the draftsman's malefic ingenuity prevail over his hostesses' aristocratic arrogance?

From Time Magazine Archive

The '90s version, from the fetid, fertile brain of horror bard Clive Barker, is a malefic beastie who preys on those foolhardy enough to say his name five times.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sergeant Hicks said in a malefic whisper that seemed to hiss out of his bowels.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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