šausmīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From šausmas (“terror, horror”) +‎ -īgs.

Adjective

šausmīgs (definite šausmīgais, comparative šausmīgāks, superlative visšausmīgākais, adverb šausmīgi)

  1. horrible, terrible (which causes feelings of terror)
    šausmīgs sapnis ― terrible dream
    šausmīgs skats ― awful sight
    viņš izskatījās šausmīgi ― he looked awful
  2. horrible, terrible (linked with terror, characterized by it; involving physical pain and suffering)
    šausmīgs liktenis ― terrible fate
    šausmīga nāve ― horrible death
  3. horrible, terrible (someone who can do great evil, who is capable of cruelty)
    šausmīgs nelietis ― terrible villain
  4. (colloquial) very bad
    viņa domāja, ka izskatās šausmīgi ― she thought that she looked terrible
  5. (colloquial) very intense, big, enormous
    šausmīgas sāpes ― terrible pain
    gulēt gribējās šausmīgi ― he wanted to sleep very much
    esmu šausmīgs, šausmīgs muļķis un neko nesaprotu ― I am a big, big fool and don't understand anything

Declension

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