méchant

The French adjective "méchant" (feminine: méchante) means mean, nasty, wicked, or bad—usually describing a person’s behavior or character, but it can also describe things or situations.

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✅ Meanings:

• Mean / nasty (person)
• Wicked / evil (stronger sense)
• Bad / harmful (sometimes used for things)

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🧾 Examples:

• Il est méchant avec les animaux.
  → He is mean to animals.

• Cette blague était méchante.
  → That joke was nasty.

• Un vent méchant souffle dehors.
  → A harsh wind is blowing outside.

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🧠 Gender forms:

Masculine	Feminine
méchant	méchante

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If you want examples in casual, formal, or humorous contexts, just ask!