malvagio

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈva.d͡ʒo/
• Rhymes: -adʒo
• Syllabification: 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

• malvagiamente
• malvagità

Noun

malvagio m (plural malvagi, feminine malvagia)

1. a wicked person

Related terms

• malo

References

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

Anagrams

• vagliamo