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surkea — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abysmal adj Extremely bad; of very poor quality.
  • broken adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
  • dismal adjective Gloomy, dreary, and depressing.
  • dreary adj Dull, gloomy, and depressing.
  • foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  • horrible adj Causing horror; extremely unpleasant or shocking.
  • infelicitous adj Unhappy or unfortunate.
  • lousy adj Very poor in quality; remarkably bad.
  • paltry adj So small in amount or value as to be almost insulting; trivial or worthless.
  • piteous adj Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
  • poor adj Having little money or few possessions.
  • rotten adj Decayed and spoiled, especially of food.
  • rubbish noun (chiefly British) Waste material; trash or garbage.
  • rueful adj Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way.
  • sad adj Feeling sorrow or unhappiness.
  • scrubby adj Covered with or consisting of scrub.
  • shabby adjective Worn out or in poor condition from age or neglect.
  • shoddy adj Badly made or of poor quality.
  • smelly adjective Having a strong, unpleasant odor.
  • sorry adj Feeling regret or wanting to apologize for something one did.
  • squalid adj Extremely dirty, neglected, and unpleasant, especially describing living conditions.
  • wretched adj Extremely unhappy or in a miserable, unfortunate state.

Senses

surkea is used for these senses in English:

  • abysmal (now, rare) Pertaining to, or resembling an abyss. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
  • broken (informal) Badly designed or implemented.
  • dismal Disappointingly inadequate.
  • dreary Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless.
  • foul (obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor.
  • horrible Tremendously bad.
  • infelicitous Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
  • paltry Trashy, trivial, of little value.

abysmal — full definition

  1. adj Extremely bad; of very poor quality.
  2. adj Resembling a bottomless pit; immense and deep.

broken — full definition

  1. adj Separated into pieces; fractured or shattered.
  2. adj Not working properly; out of order.
  3. adj Emotionally devastated or defeated.

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