maleficent

adjective

ma·lef·i·cent mə-ˈle-fə-sənt

: working or productive of harm or evil : baleful

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Blaschke’s camerawork is spellbinding — fluid, graceful and maleficent in its command of chiaroscuro lighting, threatening shadows and the dense soup of darkness. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024 Known as the Phantom of the Opera, the maleficent figure is a controlling, psychopathic specter who has fallen in love with his instrument and spreads death and chaos to remain the undisputed master of the Opera, and of Christine’s heart. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Sep. 2023 Under certain conditions, then, Ponzi principles are efficient not maleficent. —The Economist, 31 Aug. 2017