- maledicent
- mal·e·di·cent
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maledicent
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Maledicent — Mal e*di cent, a. [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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maledicent — index contemptuous, querulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
maledicent — |malə|dīsənt adjective Etymology: Latin maledicent , maledicens, present participle of maledicere to speak evil 1. archaic : addicted to speaking evil 2. archaic : slanderous … Useful english dictionary
maledicent — adjective a) ((archaic)) one who enjoys using slanderous language b) reproachful in speech … Wiktionary
maledicent — One who is addicted to abusive speech … Grandiloquent dictionary
Maledicency — Mal e*di cen*cy, n. [L. maledicentia. See {Maledicent}.] Evil speaking. [Obs.] Atterbury. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Malediction — Mal e*dic tion, n. [L. maledictio: cf. F. mal[ e]diction. See {Maledicent}.] A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; opposed to {benediction}. [1913 Webster] No malediction falls from his tongue.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contemptuous — I adjective abasing, abject, abominable, abusive, accusatory, arbitrary, arrogant, base, brazen, bumptious, calumniating, calumniatory, calumnious, challenging, compromising, contemptible, contumelious, damaging, decrying, defamatory, defiant,… … Law dictionary
querulous — I adjective bewailing, canting, captious, carping, censorious, clamorous, complaining, contentious, cross, difficult, difficult to please, discontented, disputatious, dissatisfied, exceptious, faultfinding, fractious, fretful, grouchy, grumbling … Law dictionary
