descabellado

/deskaβeˈʝaðo/

adjective C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
descabellada
plural
descabellados

Meaning

  1. wild, crazy

    • Es un plan descabellado.

      It's a crazy plan.

Similar words

loco

descabellado is more about an idea or plan being wild or absurd; loco is more general, "crazy," and can describe a person.

salvaje

descabellado is more specifically about wild or absurd ideas; salvaje is more general or literal wildness.

Similar in other languages

French

dingue

Close — wild, crazy relates to crazy (informal).

German

unrealistisch

Close, figuratively — unrealistic relates to wild, crazy (descabellado).

Practice

1 What does descabellado mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un plan ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches descabellado?

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