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German
Etymology
From Böse + -artig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard)
- IPA(key): (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: bös‧ar‧tig
Adjective
bösartig (strong nominative masculine singular bösartiger, comparative bösartiger, superlative am bösartigsten)
- malicious; vicious; malevolent
- pernicious; virulent
- (oncology) malignant
Declension
Positive forms of bösartig
Comparative forms of bösartig
Superlative forms of bösartig
Further reading
- “bösartig” in Duden online
- “bösartig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache