Translation of the adjective, evil, as in an evil doll.

Question

Is "une poupée méchante" not evil enough ?  It wasn't accepted as a possibility.

Accepted Answer

Hi Frank,
You have answered your own question.
The adjective 'méchant-e' can be just 'naughty' when applied to a child.
We accept -
maléfique
malfaisante
diabolique 
personally, I prefer 'diabolique' which comes from 'diable' ( devil) but it's just a preference.
Bonne Continuation !

Answer

Bonjour Frank,I don't know which adjectives will be acceptable but in the context of a Halloween event, I would have used maléfique the opposite of bénéfique.As I understand it méchante has a sense of bad or poor or miserable, and therefore doesn't fit in this context.Who knows?  Let's see what a staff expert can offer.Bonne journéeJim