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boshaft — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • catty adj Deliberately spiteful or snide in a subtle, needling way.
  • malicious adj Intended to cause harm; showing ill will toward others.
  • mischievous adj Fond of playful teasing or harmless pranks.
  • nasty adj Unpleasant, unkind, or spiteful, especially in how someone treats others.
  • spiteful adjective Full of spite; deliberately unkind or vindictive.
  • toxic adjective Poisonous; capable of causing illness or death if it enters the body.
  • vicious adj Deliberately cruel, violent, or savage.
  • wanton adj Deliberately careless or cruel, showing no regard for consequences or morality.
  • wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.

Senses

boshaft is used for these senses in English:

  • cattish sly and spiteful; marked by malice
  • malicious Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
  • mischievous Causing mischief; injurious.
  • nasty Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). [from 15th c.]
  • spiteful Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
  • toxic (figurative, of a person) Hateful or strongly antipathetic.
  • vicious (archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.
  • wanton (obsolete) Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.

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