Polyglot Dictionary

bösartig

/ˈbøːsʔaːɐ̯tɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. malicious, malignant

    Built from böse (evil) + Art (kind) + -ig (-y).

    • Der Tumor ist bösartig.

      The tumour is malignant.

Made of

  • böse evil
  • Art kind
  • -ig -y

Similar words

gehässig

Close synonyms for malicious behavior; bösartig can also mean medically malignant, gehässig is purely about spiteful behavior.

Similar in other languages

English

vindictive

Close — malicious relates to vindictive.

English

vicious

Close — malicious relates to vicious.

Practice

1 What does bösartig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Tumor ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bösartig?

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