maleficus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →maleficus, malefica -um, maleficentior -or -us, maleficentissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wicked, criminal, nefarious, evil; harmful, noxious, injurious; of black magic;
nom. sg. (m.) - Entry →maleficus, malefici:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
criminal, wrongdoer; magician, enchanter, sorcerer (L+S);
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...subabsurdum"), aut e duobus quasi corporibus coalescunt, ut "maleficus". LXVI. Nam ex tribus nostrae utique linguae non concesserim..."Liber II
Gaius Phaedrus from FABVLARVM AESOPIARVM LIBRI QVINQVE
"...nemo est munitus satis;si vero accessit consiliator maleficus,vis et nequitia quicquid oppugnant, ruit. Aquila in sublime..."
