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maleficent

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These eldritch beings, writhing masses of tentacles and eyes that radiated malevolence, gazed upon him with a maleficent curiosity.

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Quick take

Harmful or evil in intent or effect.

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

Harmful or evil in intent or effect.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for maleficent.

Example sentences

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These eldritch beings, writhing masses of tentacles and eyes that radiated malevolence, gazed upon him with a maleficent curiosity.

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Israel's maleficent behavior towards Arabs produces much stronger emotional response in Western people than misconduct of any other government.

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Either that or policy makers really are maleficent towards life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

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Would Maleficent really be able to feel any snake bites as she was being boiled alive?

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Citizens without money are nobodies, congress fundraise 24/7, that's what they care about, saying anything else is either ignorant or maleficent.

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However, these are constituent elements that could be aggregated and weaponized by a maleficent AI.

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Are there filters or monitoring for the more violent or maleficent types of things that people have a habit of gravitating towards?

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I haven't seen Maleficent either; but, that was exactly the impression I came out of the movie.

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Everyone thinks they're right and everyone sees the various maleficent actors in others.

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If there's such a huge pool of potential trouble brewing with a 20W phone, why do they even allow such maleficent third party malfeasance?

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Let's not even enter the beneficent/maleficent scenario of the said 3rd party.

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A law that is constantly broken by various maleficent actors?

Quote examples

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Snarky, superficial dismissals from "I think I know everything" maleficent people like you are a real problem in any community.

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This whole "no fun without money" attitude is maleficent bullshit.

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"constantly broken by various maleficent actors" is a pretty good description of the past of international law.

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Or that Maleficent ends up in a boiling cauldron full of vipers?) I bet Disney would be able to adapt even something like "Requiem for a Dream" into a happy hero-coming-of-age story.

Proper noun examples

1

Have not see Maleficent, but I have heard nuts claiming Frozen was some kind of pro-gay film.

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Maleficent humans are constantly trying to use these elements for their own gain, often with little to no regards to other humans (especially out groups).

3

Disney almost started to go this direction with Maleficent.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use maleficent in a sentence?

These eldritch beings, writhing masses of tentacles and eyes that radiated malevolence, gazed upon him with a maleficent curiosity.

What does maleficent mean?

Harmful or evil in intent or effect.

What part of speech is maleficent?

maleficent is commonly used as adjective.