uhyrlig

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German unhurlich, ungehurlich, German ungeheuerlich. Derived from uhyre (monster) +‎ -lig / ungeheuer (monster) +‎ -lich.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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uhyrlig

  1. monstrous, outrageous

Inflection

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Inflection of uhyrlig
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular uhyrlig uhyrligere uhyrligst2
Indefinite neuter singular uhyrligt uhyrligere uhyrligst2
Plural uhyrlige uhyrligere uhyrligst2
Definite attributive1 uhyrlige uhyrligere uhyrligste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Adverb

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uhyrlig

  1. monstrously, outrageously.