malefic
- s having or exerting a malignant influence
a malefic force
- By the end of Clones, Anakin is still a decent, stalwart gent, light-years removed from the malefic Vader.
- You may smile or cringe at Nighy's malefic majesty, but either way, you will savor it.
- Toward the end of Revenge of the Sith, the malefic Darth Sidious advances on Yoda, most of whose comrades on the Jedi Council have been cruelly cut down as the Republic is betrayed .