abscheulich

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German

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Etymology

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Abscheu +‎ -lich

Pronunciation

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  • Phonemic IPA(key): / ʔabˈʃɔʏ̯.lɪç /
  • Phonetic IPA(key): [ ʔapˈʃɔʏ̯.lɪç ]
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Adjective

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abscheulich (strong nominative masculine singular abscheulicher, comparative abscheulicher, superlative am abscheulichsten)

  1. abominable, hideous
    ein abscheulicher Anblicka hideous sight
  2. abhorrent, detestable
    ein abscheuliches Verbrechenan abhorrent crime

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Adverb

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abscheulich

  1. hideously, beastly, abominably, detestably
    Synonyms: in abscheulicher Weise, fürchterlich, grauenhaft, widerwärtig, widerlich
    Es stank abscheulich.It stunk badly.

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