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злой

adjective
adverb зло
somewhat often used word (#1260)

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wicked

Also: malicious, vicious, evil

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Их соба́ка была́ така́я зла́я, что всех отпу́гивала. Their dog was so fierce that he kept everyone away.
В э́той кварти́ре живёт злой дух. In this apartment lives a wicked spirit.
Сло́во "злой" — еди́нственное односло́жное ру́сское прилага́тельное. The word "злой" is the only monosyllabic Russian adjective.
Я не могу́ покорми́ть соба́ку Джона. Она слишком зла́я. I cannot feed John's dog. It's too vicious.
До́брого, кото́рого хочу́, не делаю, а зло́е, кото́рого не хочу́, делаю. The good I would, I do not: the evil I would not, that I do.
Лю́ди злы́е. The people are angry.
Ибо всякий, делающий зло́е, ненави́дит свет и не идет к све́ту, чтобы не обличились дела его. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
Ты чего злой? - "Я не злой!" Why are you angry? "I'm not angry!"
Я злой. I'm mean.
Э́тот фильм изобража́ет мусульма́н злы́ми людьми́. This film portrays Muslims as evil people.

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Declension

	mmasculin	ffeminin	nneuter	plplural
nom. nominative	зло́й	зла́я	зло́е	злы́е
gen. genitive	зло́го	зло́й	зло́го	злы́х
dat. dative	зло́му	зло́й	зло́му	злы́м
acc. accusative	зло́й зло́го	злу́ю	зло́е	злы́е злы́х
inst. instrumental	злы́м	зло́й зло́ю	злы́м	злы́ми
prep. prepositional	зло́м	зло́й	зло́м	злы́х