# boshaft

boshaft is a German adjective meaning “malicious”. Forms: boshafter, am boshaftesten.

## Forms

- Comparative: boshafter
- Superlative: am boshaftesten

## In other languages

- Русский: злой

## Meanings

1. malicious, evil, mean (willing to do harm to others for base reasons)
2. indicative of such a character
   - boshaft lachen — to laugh maliciously, to give an evil laugh
3. despiteful; malevolent; vicious; wicked
   - Boshaft führte er sie auf eine falsche Fährte.

## Examples

- Aschenputtel hatte zwei boshafte Stiefschwestern. — Cinderella had two evil stepsisters.
- Raffiniert ist der Herrgott, aber boshaft ist er nicht. — Crafty is the Lord, but malicious He is not.

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