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pelottava — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • awesome adj Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring a sense of wonder.
  • chilling adj Causing fear or horror.
  • daunting adj Making someone feel intimidated or discouraged because a task looks so difficult or big.
  • dreaded adj Feared or anticipated with fear or unease.
  • eerie adj Strange and unsettling in a way that suggests something mysterious or supernatural.
  • fearsome adj Frightening, especially in appearance or reputation.
  • forbidding adj Looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.
  • formidable adj Impressively strong, capable, or intimidating.
  • frightening adj Causing fear; scary.
  • intimidating adjective Causing fear, nervousness, or a sense of being overpowered.
  • redoubtable adj Especially of a person.
  • scary adjective Causing fear or unease.
  • suspenseful adj Full of tension and uncertainty about what will happen next.
  • terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.

Senses

pelottava is used for these senses in English:

  • awesome Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]
  • chilling Causing mild fear.
  • daunting Discouraging; inspiring fear.
  • dreaded Causing fear, dread, or terror.
  • eerie (Scotland) Frightened, timid.
  • fearsome frightening, especially in appearance.
  • forbidding Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
  • formidable Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.

awesome — full definition

  1. adj Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring a sense of wonder.
  2. adj informal: Excellent; really great.

chilling — full definition

  1. adj Causing fear or horror.
  2. adj Making something cold.
  3. noun The process of cooling something down.

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