maledict

[ mal-i-dikt ]

adjective

1. accursed.

verb (used with object)

1. to put a curse on.

maledict

/ ˈmælɪdɪkt /

verb

1. literary.
   tr to utter a curse against

adjective

1. archaic.
   cursed or detestable

Word History and Origins

Origin of maledict¹

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

It seems to me I've read somewhere of one of our principal generals—Maledict Donald, wasn't it?

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And my father's maledict——But you will chide me for introducing that, now I am enumerating my comforts.

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All the while the maledict banner of the Romanoffs writhes above them.

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