boshaft
Translation
malicious, spiteful, wicked
Examples
Er machte eine boshafte Bemerkung.
He made a malicious remark.
Sein Lächeln war wirklich boshaft.
His smile was truly malicious.
Grammar Patterns
((adjective)) + noun malicious ... a malicious person
to be + ((adjective)) to be malicious He is malicious.
Similar Words
gehässig (spiteful), gemein (mean); Antonyms: freundlich (friendly), gütig (kind)
Etymology
Composed of 'böse' (evil, bad) and the suffix '-haft' (having the quality of). Literally 'evil-having'.
Memory Tips
Sounds a bit like 'boss-haft'. Imagine a malicious boss who is 'hafted' or burdened with evil.