Similar words
boshaft
Böswillig leans toward legal or formal contexts, like malicious intent; boshaft is more everyday and personal, like a spiteful remark or a naughty child.
Similar in other languages
French
malveillant
malveillant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "malicious."
Practice
1 What does böswillig mean?
dead
malicious
permanent
analogue
malicious
2 Fill the gap: Er handelte ___.
versessen
böswillig
anfänglich
Full sentence: Er handelte böswillig. (He acted maliciously.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches böswillig?
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
Medical
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: medical. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Common
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
Adj
Register
Neutral
Era
Current
Frequency
Academic
Domain
General
Tone
Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
böswillig: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.