Malefactory

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Doing evil or wicked things.

    "One of the boasts of Riversley was, that while the rest of the world ate and drank poison, the Grange lived on its own solid substance, defying malefactory Radical tricksters."

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"One of the boasts of Riversley was, that while the rest of the world ate and drank poison, the Grange lived on its own solid substance, defying malefactory Radical tricksters."

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