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German
Etymology
Abscheu + -lich
Pronunciation
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.
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