abscheulich
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Phonemic IPA(key): / ʔabˈʃɔʏ̯.lɪç /
- Phonetic IPA(key): [ ʔapˈʃɔʏ̯.lɪç ]
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Adjective
abscheulich (strong nominative masculine singular abscheulicher, comparative abscheulicher, superlative am abscheulichsten)
- abominable, hideous
- ein abscheulicher Anblick ― a hideous sight
- abhorrent, detestable
- ein abscheuliches Verbrechen ― an abhorrent crime
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Adverb
abscheulich
- hideously, beastly, abominably, detestably
- Synonyms: in abscheulicher Weise, fürchterlich, grauenhaft, widerwärtig, widerlich
- Es stank abscheulich. ― It stunk badly.
Further reading
- “abscheulich” in Duden online
- “abscheulich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache