malefic
Example Sentences
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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
Will the draftsman's malefic ingenuity prevail over his hostesses' aristocratic arrogance?
From Time Magazine Archive
Deep in the entrails of a Rumanian castle, a malefic beast has been stirring for a millennium.
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
