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kipeä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • angry adj Feeling or showing strong displeasure or hostility.
  • bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
  • painful adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
  • poignant adj Deeply moving, often with a touch of sadness.
  • smarting adj Painful, sore.
  • sore adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.

Senses

kipeä is used for these senses in English:

  • angry (said about a wound or a rash) Inflamed and painful.
  • bad (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
  • painful Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person). [from 15th c.]
  • poignant Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
  • smarting Painful, sore.
  • sore Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
  • sore Dire; distressing.

angry — full definition

  1. adj Feeling or showing strong displeasure or hostility.
  2. adj Inflamed, sore, or irritated in appearance, as of a wound.
  3. adj Threatening or turbulent, as of weather or the sky.

bad — full definition

  1. adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
  2. adj Morally wrong or wicked.
  3. adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
  4. adj Severe or serious in degree.
  5. adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).

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