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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

You may smile or cringe at Nighy's malefic majesty, but either way, you will savor it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Both groups were deprived of the intelligence of the '30s, the malefic grandeur of the '40s.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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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