German edit

Etymology edit

From Böse +‎ -artig.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbøːsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç] (standard)
  • IPA(key): [-ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bös‧ar‧tig

Adjective edit

bösartig (strong nominative masculine singular bösartiger, comparative bösartiger, superlative am bösartigsten)

  1. malicious; vicious; malevolent
  2. pernicious; virulent
  3. (oncology) malignant

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • bösartig” in Duden online
  • bösartig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache