MALEFICIAL

Etymology

Adjective

maleficial (comparative more maleficial, superlative most maleficial)

(archaic) injurious, damaging

Antonyms

• beneficial

Source: Wiktionary


Mal`e*fi"cial, a.

Definition: Injurious. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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