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.