afgrijselijk — meaning in English
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English meaning
- atrocious adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
- awful adj Very bad or unpleasant.
- ghastly adj Extremely unpleasant, shocking, or horrifying.
- grisly adv In a horrifying or gruesome manner.
- gruesome adj Causing horror or disgust, especially through graphic violence or death.
- heinous adjective Shockingly evil or wicked, especially describing a crime.
- hideous adjective Extremely or shockingly ugly.
Senses
afgrijselijk is used for these senses in English:
- atrocious Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
- atrocious Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
- awful (dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
- ghastly Horrifyingly shocking.
- ghastly Extremely bad.
- grisly Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
- gruesome Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.
- heinous Totally reprehensible.
atrocious — full definition
- adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
- adjective Very bad in quality; appalling.
awful — full definition
- adj Very bad or unpleasant.
- adv informal: Very; extremely.