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kötü — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
  • badly adv In a poor, unsatisfactory, or incorrect way.
  • evil adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
  • malignant adjective Harmful or hostile in intent; wishing ill on others.
  • poor adj Having little money or few possessions.
  • unholy adj Not holy; wicked, evil, or sacrilegious.
  • vicious adj Deliberately cruel, violent, or savage.
  • wrong adj Incorrect or not true.

Senses

kötü is used for these senses in English:

  • bad (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
  • badly (Northern England) Ill, unwell.
  • evil Intending to harm; malevolent.
  • malignant Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
  • poor Of low quality.
  • unholy Not holy; (by extension) evil, impure, or otherwise perverted.
  • vicious (archaic) Pertaining to vice; characterised by immorality or depravity.
  • wrong Immoral, not good, bad.

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).

badly — full definition

  1. adv In a poor, unsatisfactory, or incorrect way.
  2. adv To a great degree; very much.

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