maleficialadj.

Brit.

/ˌmalᵻˈfɪʃl/, U.S.

/ˌmæləˈfɪʃəl/

Forms: 1600s maleficiall, 1600s– maleficial.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin maleficus , -ial suffix; beneficial adj.

Etymology: Either < classical Latin maleficus (see malefic adj.) + -ial suffix, or an alteration of beneficial adj. with substitution of classical Latin male- ‘badly’ for bene- ‘well’. Compare malefical adj.

Now archaic.

Malefic, maleficent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [adjective] > malign

maliciousa1398

maligna1475

malevolent1593

maleficial1601

malefical1603

malignanta1616

feral1647

malefic1652

malevolous1652

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > malignant

maleficial1601

malefical1603

maleficiating1646

malefic1652

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 231 Such sorceries and maleficiall poisons, as men haue deuised..to the mischiefe of their own kind.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 78 A Law so maleficial unto them.

1811–31 J. Bentham Ess. Lang. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 319/1 Formation of new words on the ground of analogy. Example..from beneficial, maleficial.

1922 E. R. Eddison Worm Ouroboros ix. 118 Though by mine art I rebated the King's sending, yet against the maleficial undertow that followed it my charms avail not.

a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien in C. Tolkien Hist. Middle-earth: Sauron Defeated (1992) ii. 217 A terrible lot of men have thrust aside the Guardians, and are reading very maleficial stuff.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maleficial
释义	maleficialadj. Brit. /ˌmalᵻˈfɪʃl/, U.S. /ˌmæləˈfɪʃəl/ Forms: 1600s maleficiall, 1600s– maleficial. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: Latin maleficus , -ial suffix; beneficial adj. Etymology: Either < classical Latin maleficus (see malefic adj.) + -ial suffix, or an alteration of beneficial adj. with substitution of classical Latin male- ‘badly’ for bene- ‘well’. Compare malefical adj. Now archaic. Malefic, maleficent. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [adjective] > malign maliciousa1398 maligna1475 malevolent1593 maleficial1601 malefical1603 malignanta1616 feral1647 malefic1652 malevolous1652 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective] > malignant maleficial1601 malefical1603 maleficiating1646 malefic1652 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 231 Such sorceries and maleficiall poisons, as men haue deuised..to the mischiefe of their own kind. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. 78 A Law so maleficial unto them. 1811–31 J. Bentham Ess. Lang. in Wks. (1843) VIII. 319/1 Formation of new words on the ground of analogy. Example..from beneficial, maleficial. 1922 E. R. Eddison Worm Ouroboros ix. 118 Though by mine art I rebated the King's sending, yet against the maleficial undertow that followed it my charms avail not. a1973 J. R. R. Tolkien in C. Tolkien Hist. Middle-earth: Sauron Defeated (1992) ii. 217 A terrible lot of men have thrust aside the Guardians, and are reading very maleficial stuff. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1601
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