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bedrohlich — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fierce adj Aggressively powerful, intense, or savage.
  • forbidding adj Looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.
  • menacing adj Giving the impression that harm or violence is about to happen; threatening.
  • precarious adj Not safe or stable; likely to fail or collapse at any moment.
  • surly adj Bad-tempered, unfriendly, and rude in manner.

Senses

bedrohlich is used for these senses in English:

  • fierce Threatening in appearance or demeanor.
  • forbidding Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.
  • menacing threatening
  • menacing Suggesting imminent harm
  • orgulous Threatening; dangerous.
  • precarious (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
  • surly Threatening, menacing, gloomy.

fierce — full definition

  1. adj Aggressively powerful, intense, or savage.
  2. adj Slang: impressively bold, stylish, or excellent.

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