woest

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch woeste, from Old Dutch wuosti, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋust/
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  • Hyphenation: woest
  • Rhymes: -ust

Adjective

woest (comparative woester, superlative meest woest or woestst)

  1. (of animals or behavior) wild, savage, feral, ferocious, furious
    De hooligans waren buitengewoon woest.The hooligans were exceptionally furious.
  2. (of locations) inhospitable, rough, wild; (poetic) desolate
    Synonym: ruig
    Dit volk is aangepast aan het leven in een woeste omgevingThis people have adapted to living in a hostile environment.

Declension

Declension of woest
uninflected woest
inflected woeste
comparative woester
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial woest woester het woestst
het woestste
indefinite m./f. sing. woeste woestere woestste
n. sing. woest woester woestste
plural woeste woestere woestste
definite woeste woestere woestste
partitive woests woesters

Adverb

woest

  1. (of qualities) very, crazy, wildly
    Ik vind dat model woest aantrekkelijk.That model is crazy attractive to me.