malediction
noun
a curse; imprecation.
maledictory
-
a word derived from
malediction.
Example Sentences
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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 Adeline Sergeant
After that, the performer instantly departs with maledictory expressions, and is never heard of more.
From Reprinted Pieces by Charles Dickens
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 John Ruskin
Lena's maledictory epistle had added brimstone to the fire.
From Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. by William F. Howe
The first part of this speech comprised his whole store of maledictory expression, and was uttered with a slight snarl easy to imagine.
From Middlemarch by George Eliot
