(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:01:27

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.

 

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