Adjective

1. Which is smart and quick-thinking, and often a trickster.
2. Intelligent, bright.
3. Malignant.
4. Said of an aggressive animal or a petulant person.
5. Malicious, sadistic; which likes to do or say hurtful things for fun.
6. Nocive; pernicious.

Usage notes

• In its meaning of "malicious" the word is mostly restricted to expressions such as "malin plaisir"; it is a standard attribute of the Devil.

See also

• astucieux
• fin
• intelligent
• méchant
• rusé