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MALEDICENT
Etymology
Adjective
maledicent (comparative more maledicent, superlative most maledicent)
(archaic) reproachful in speech
(archaic) slanderous
Source: Wiktionary
Mal`e*di"cent, a. Etym: [L. maledicens, p. pr. of maledicere to speak ill; male ill + dicere to say, speak. See Malice, and Diction.]
Definition: Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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