bösartig
Translation
malignant, malicious, vicious, nasty
Examples
Der Tumor ist leider bösartig.
The tumor is unfortunately malignant.
Er machte eine bösartige Bemerkung.
He made a malicious remark.
Grammar Patterns
[predicative] to be malignant/malicious. The tumor is malignant.
Similar Words
Synonyms: boshaft, gemein, übelwollend; Antonyms: gutartig, freundlich, nett
Etymology
From 'böse' (evil, bad) + 'Art' (type, manner) + '-ig' (adjective suffix). Literally means 'of an evil kind'.
Memory Tips
Think of a 'bad sort' of thing. It's often used in a medical context for tumors, contrasting with 'gutartig' (benign, a 'good sort').