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törkeä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dirty adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
  • distasteful adj Unpleasant, offensive, or unappealing to one's sense of taste or propriety.
  • egregious adj Shockingly bad or blatant; standing out in a negative way.
  • extreme adj Of the greatest possible degree or intensity.
  • foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  • gross adjective Disgusting or unpleasant.
  • indecent adj Offensive to accepted standards of modesty or good taste.
  • nasty adj Unpleasant, unkind, or spiteful, especially in how someone treats others.

Senses

törkeä is used for these senses in English:

  • dirty (informal) Used as an intensifier, especially in conjunction with "great".
  • extreme Excessive, or far beyond the norm.
  • extreme Drastic, or of great severity.
  • foul (of words or a way of speaking) Obscene, vulgar or abusive.
  • gross (of behaviour considered to be wrong) Highly or conspicuously offensive.
  • indecent Offensive to good taste.
  • nasty Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd. [from 17th c.]

dirty — full definition

  1. adj Unclean or covered in dirt, grime, or other unpleasant matter.
  2. adj Morally unclean, obscene, or indecent, especially in a sexual sense.
  3. adj Corrupt, dishonest, or breaking accepted rules.
  4. verb To make something dirty, or to stain someone's reputation.

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