Polyglot Dictionary

grässlich

/ˈɡʁɛslɪç/

adjective B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. hideous

    Built from Gräuel (horror) + -lich (-ly).

    • Das Wetter ist grässlich.

      The weather is dreadful.

Made of

  • Gräuel horror
  • -lich -ly

Similar words

hässlich

Worth distinguishing: hässlich is ugly; grässlich is a more intense "hideous."

Similar in other languages

English

ugly

Close — ugly relates to hideous (grässlich).

Practice

1 What does grässlich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Wetter ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grässlich?

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