Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Of or pertaining to the linguistic form or case or the semantic role of the person who is harmed or who loses out by an action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: benefactive
noun
A term or sentence element that serves a malefactive role or that is inflected for the malefactive case.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: benefactive
History
Parallel in formation with both malefactor and maleficent (which see). By surface analysis, Latin malefact(us) + -ive.
