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méchamment

nastily, wickedly

adverb meh-sha-MAHN Rare

Usage Note

Méchamment is the adverb of méchant (mean, wicked, naughty), following the regular rule by which adjectives ending in -ant form adverbs in -amment. In informal spoken French it can be used as an intensifier meaning 'seriously' or 'massively' (c'est méchamment bien — it's seriously good), a colloquial shift learners should recognise.

Examples

"Il lui a repondu mechamment."

Natural Translation

He replied to her nastily.

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