malvagio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan malvatz, from Late Latin malifātius (“unfortunate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /malˈva.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -adʒo
  • Hyphenation: mal‧và‧gio

Adjective

malvagio (feminine malvagia, masculine plural malvagi, feminine plural malvagie or malvage)

  1. wicked, malign
  2. malicious
  3. bad
    Synonym: cattivo
    Antonym: buono

Derived terms

Noun

malvagio m (plural malvagi, feminine malvagia)

  1. a wicked person

References
  • malvagio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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