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vreselijk — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • atrocious adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
  • awful adj Very bad or unpleasant.
  • damn interjection Used to express anger, frustration, or surprise.
  • dire adj Extremely serious or urgent, often warning of disaster.
  • harrowing adj Extremely distressing or disturbing.
  • terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.
  • terrific adj Excellent; wonderful.

Senses

vreselijk is used for these senses in English:

  • atrocious Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
  • awful (dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.
  • awful (US, Canada) Very, extremely.
  • damn (sometimes, vulgar) Very; extremely.
  • harrowing (formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
  • terrific (now, rare) Terrifying, causing terror; terrible; sublime, awe-inspiring. [from 17th c.]

atrocious — full definition

  1. adjective Extremely cruel, brutal, or shocking.
  2. adjective Very bad in quality; appalling.

awful — full definition

  1. adj Very bad or unpleasant.
  2. adv informal: Very; extremely.

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