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maledict

American  
[mal-i-dikt] / ˈmæl ɪ dɪkt /

adjective

  1. accursed.

verb (used with object)

  1. to put a curse on.

maledict British  
/ ˈmælɪdɪkt /

verb

  1. literary (tr) to utter a curse against

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adjective

  1. archaic cursed or detestable

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Etymology

Origin of maledict

1540–50; < Late Latin maledictus accursed, Latin: past participle of maledīcere to speak ill of, abuse, equivalent to male- male- + dīcere to say

Example Sentences

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Maledict i n Maledictus sit intus et exterius.

From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence

Maledict i n Maledictus sit in capillis; Maledict i n maledictus sit in cerebro.

From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence

Maledict i n ubicunque fuern Maledictus sit ubicunque fuerit, sive in domo, sive in agro, sive in viâ, sive in semitâ, sive in silvâ, sive in aquâ, sive in ecclesiâ.

From The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Sterne, Laurence

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