maledict
[ mal-i-dikt ]
/ ˈmæl ɪ dɪkt /
adjective
verb (used with object)
to put a curse on.
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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
Words nearby maledict
maleate, maleberry, malebo pool, malebranche, malecite, maledict, malediction, malefaction, malefactor, malefactress, malefic
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Example sentences from the Web for maledict
And my father's maledict——But you will chide me for introducing that, now I am enumerating my comforts.
Clarissa, Volume 7|Samuel RichardsonAll the while the maledict banner of the Romanoffs writhes above them.
It seems to me I've read somewhere of one of our principal generals—Maledict Donald, wasn't it?
Captain Jinks, Hero|Ernest Crosby
British Dictionary definitions for maledict
maledict
/ (ˈmælɪdɪkt) /
verb
(tr) literary to utter a curse against
adjective
archaic cursed or detestable
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