mau — meaning in English
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Senses
mau is used for these senses in English:
- atrocious Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
- 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.
- mean Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
- mean Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
- mean Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
- wicked Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible.
atrocious — full definition
- adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
- adjective Very bad in quality; appalling.
bad — full definition
- adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
- adj Morally wrong or wicked.
- adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
- adj Severe or serious in degree.
- adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).
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