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cattivo.

bad

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/katˈti.vo/

  1. bad

    Ho un cattivo presentimento.

  2. wicked, naughty

  3. captive, captured, imprisoned

    dated

  4. unhappy, miserable

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin captīvus (“captive” → “caught by the devil” → “bad”). Compare the semantic development of French chétif (“puny, scrawny”) and Galician cativo.

noun/katˈti.vo/

  1. villain, bad guy

    masculine

  2. captive, prisoner

    dated · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin captīvus (“captive” → “caught by the devil” → “bad”). Compare the semantic development of French chétif (“puny, scrawny”) and Galician cativo.

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