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Thesaurus: malefic

Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.

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  1. a. Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.
  2. adj. having or exerting a malignant influence
  3. Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. [R.] Chaucer.
  4. Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. [R.]Chaucer.
  5. s. having or exerting a malignant influence