malefactory

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English

Adjective

malefactory (comparative more malefactory, superlative most malefactory)

  1. Doing evil or wicked things.
    • 1871, George Meredith, The Adventures of Harry Richmond:
      One of the boasts of Riversley was, that while the rest of the world ate and drank poison, the Grange lived on its own solid substance, defying malefactory Radical tricksters.