maledictory
- a word derived from malediction.
Example Sentences
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Not one of the spectators of the scene referred to was in reality amazed—not one contemptuous, not one maledictory.
From On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature by Ruskin, John
Hugo bestowed a few choice Sicilian epithets of a maledictory character upon Dino Vasari and Brian Luttrell both; then he returned to the table and studied the latter pages of Father Cristoforo's letter.
From Under False Pretences A Novel by Sergeant, Adeline
"That's a lie!" gave out the prisoner with a maledictory eye upon his unfilial nephew.
From The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel by Hanshew, Mary E.
With the night, the dream-like landscape, and the maledictory harangues which had haunted me during the darkness, passed away, and the morning found us nearing the mountains.
From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken
Kenny charged them with a look of indignation and shooed them to retreat in maledictory Italian.
From Kenny by Nuyttens, Joseph Pierre
