τρομερός — meaning in English

English meaning

• awful adj Very bad or unpleasant.
• dreadful adj Very bad, unpleasant, or shocking.
• fearful adj Feeling afraid or anxious.
• fierce adj Aggressively powerful, intense, or savage.
• formidable adj Impressively strong, capable, or intimidating.
• terrible adj Very bad or unpleasant.
• terrific adj Excellent; wonderful.

Senses

τρομερός is used for these senses in English:

• awful Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
• dreadful Full of something causing dread, whether
• fearful (dated) Terrible; shockingly bad.
• fierce Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage.
• formidable Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
• terrible Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome
• terrible Formidable, powerful.
• terrific Extremely good; excellent, amazing. [from 19th c.]

awful — full definition

1. adj Very bad or unpleasant.
2. adv informal: Very; extremely.

dreadful — full definition

1. adj Very bad, unpleasant, or shocking.
2. adj Causing genuine fear or horror.
3. noun A cheaply printed, sensational story or crime report, especially from the 19th century (a "penny dreadful").

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