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złośliwy — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • malicious adj Intended to cause harm; showing ill will toward others.
  • malignant adjective Harmful or hostile in intent; wishing ill on others.
  • spiteful adjective Full of spite; deliberately unkind or vindictive.
  • vindictive adj Wanting revenge; inclined to punish or hurt someone who has wronged you.
  • virulent adj Extremely infectious or harmful, said of a disease or pathogen.
  • wanton adj Deliberately careless or cruel, showing no regard for consequences or morality.

Senses

złośliwy is used for these senses in English:

  • malicious Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
  • malignant (medicine) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
  • spiteful Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to annoy or harm.
  • vindictive Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.

malignant — full definition

  1. adjective Harmful or hostile in intent; wishing ill on others.
  2. adjective Medically: likely to spread and become life-threatening, as with a tumour.

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