"maleficial" meaning in English

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    }
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      "expansion": "malefice + -ial",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From malefice + -ial.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more maleficial",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most maleficial",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "expansion": "maleficial (comparative more maleficial, superlative most maleficial)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "parents": [],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):",
          "text": "The late mention of the prelates' advice, in passing a law so maleficial unto them, giveth me just occasion to name some, the principal persons of the clergy, present thereat […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "injurious, damaging"
      ],
      "id": "en-maleficial-en-adj-ZZHVzonl",
      "links": [
        [
          "injurious",
          "injurious"
        ],
        [
          "damaging",
          "damaging"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) injurious, damaging"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmælɪˈfɪʃəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maleficial"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "beneficial"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "malefice",
        "3": "ial"
      },
      "expansion": "malefice + -ial",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From malefice + -ial.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more maleficial",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most maleficial",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "maleficial (comparative more maleficial, superlative most maleficial)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "ref": "1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):",
          "text": "The late mention of the prelates' advice, in passing a law so maleficial unto them, giveth me just occasion to name some, the principal persons of the clergy, present thereat […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "injurious, damaging"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "injurious",
          "injurious"
        ],
        [
          "damaging",
          "damaging"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) injurious, damaging"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌmælɪˈfɪʃəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maleficial"
}