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Webster 1913 Edition


Maledicent

Malˊe-di′cent

,
Adj.
[L.
maledicens
, p. pr. of
maledicere
to speak ill;
male
ill +
dicere
to say, speak. See
Malice
, and
Diction
.]
Speaking reproachfully; slanderous.
[Obs.]
Sir E. Sandys.

Webster 1828 Edition


Maledicent

MAL'EDICENT

,
Adj.
Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Little used.]

Definition 2024


maledicent

maledicent

English

Adjective

maledicent (comparative more maledicent, superlative most maledicent)

  1. (archaic) reproachful in speech
  2. (archaic) slanderous

Latin

Verb

maledīcent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of maledīcō