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单词 maleficious
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maleficiousadj.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: malefice n., -ious suffix.
Etymology: Probably < malefice n. + -ious suffix. Compare post-classical Latin maleficiosus necromantic, wicked (each sense attested only once in British sources, respectively early 12th cent. and late 14th cent.), Middle French maleficieux (of a night) favourable to crime (1509 in an isolated instance). Compare earlier beneficious adj.
Obsolete. rare.
Of the nature of witchcraft.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [adjective]
witchOE
wielfulc1275
magica1393
superstitiousc1425
diabolic1485
magicala1492
prestigious?1534
sorcerous1546
witching1567
wizardly1588
wizard1638
stoicheiotical1646
witchcraftical1676
maleficious1684
Arabian-night1808
Magian1818
wizard-like1859
1547 [see maleficiousness n. at Derivatives].
1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician ix. 326 If any thing superstitious or maleficious come from the wickedness of the Devil.

Derivatives

maleficiousness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun]
wielingeOE
wielOE
craftOE
witchcraftOE
witchdomOE
telingc1230
demerlaykc1275
dweomercraeftc1275
sorcerya1300
magicc1387
maleficec1390
jugglerya1400
precination1503
witchery1546
maleficiousness1547
prestigiation?c1550
wizardry1583
magie1592
dark art1613
prestigion1635
conjurement1645
magomancy1652
wizardism1682
thaumaturgy1727
warlockry1818
witchwork1827
brujería1838
wizardship1882
trolldom1891
mojo1923
pixie dust1951
witchering1956
old religion1964
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. liiiv Which herbe..doth repell such malyfyciousnes or spirites.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).
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adj.1547
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