malvado — meaning in English

English meaning

• bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
• evil adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
• heavy adj Having great weight; hard to lift or carry.
• rotten adj Decayed and spoiled, especially of food.
• wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.

Senses

malvado is used for these senses in English:

• bad (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
• bad (chiefly in "bad boy", "bad girl", and similar phrases) Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.
• evil Intending to harm; malevolent.
• evil Morally corrupt.
• heavy (slang) A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
• rotten Cruel, mean or immoral.
• wicked Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.

bad — full definition

1. adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
2. adj Morally wrong or wicked.
3. adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
4. adj Severe or serious in degree.
5. adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).

evil — full definition

1. adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
2. adjective Unpleasant or unlucky, in a milder, informal sense.
3. noun Moral wickedness, or the force believed to cause suffering and wrongdoing in the world.

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