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maleficial(dictionary)

pfft (iou) and maleficial (medicine)


pfft (iou)



pfft noun, interjection, & verb. [ft, pft] E20.
[Imit.]
A. noun. = PHUT noun. E20.
b. interjection. = PHUT interjection. M20.
C. verb intrans. Pa. t. & pple pfft. Come to an end, collapse; (of a couple) separate, Divorce. Journalists' slang. US. M20.

maleficial (medicine)


maleficial -->
injurious


1. Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. "Till the injurious Roman did extort This tribute from us, we were free." (Shak)

2. Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental; mischievous; as, acts injurious to Health, credit, reputation, property, etc. "Without being injurious to the memory of our English Pindar." (Dryden)

Synonym: Harmful, hurtful, pernicious, mischievous, baneful, deleterious, noxious, ruinous, detrimental.

Origin: L. Injuriousus, injurius; cf. F. Injurieux. See Injury.

Source: Websters Dictionary