Malefic

Pronunciation

Origin

From Latin maleficus.

Full definition of malefic

Adjective

1. Having an evil or harmful influence; baleful. from 17th c.
• 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 96:I would have liked to know whether he thought this was due to the climate, the diet, or simply malefic djinns.