kurja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- despicable adjective So morally low or cruel that it deserves scorn and contempt.
- foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
- miserable adj Extremely unhappy, especially over a period of time.
- rotten adj Decayed and spoiled, especially of food.
- rubbish noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.
- scrubby adj Covered with or consisting of scrub.
- sleazy adjective Dishonest, corrupt, or morally low, often in a sordid or seedy way.
- sordid adj Morally low, distasteful, or shameful; involving dishonesty or vice.
- wretched adj Extremely unhappy or in a miserable, unfortunate state.
Senses
kurja is used for these senses in English:
- despicable Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
- foul (obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor.
- foul Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- foul (nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- miserable Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless.
- rotten Cruel, mean or immoral.
- rotten Bad or terrible.
- rubbish (chiefly, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, colloquial) Exceedingly bad; awful.
foul — full definition
- adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
- adj Vulgar or abusive, especially referring to language.
- verb To make something dirty, blocked, or tangled.
- verb In sports, to break a rule through illegal contact with an opponent.
- noun A violation of a game's rules, often involving contact with another player.