grauenhaft

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Grauen +‎ -haft

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʁaʊ̯ənhaft/
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  • Hyphenation: grau‧en‧haft

Adjective[edit]

grauenhaft (strong nominative masculine singular grauenhafter, comparative grauenhafter, superlative am grauenhaftesten)

  1. gruesome, atrocious
    Synonyms: grauenvoll, grausig

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Adverb[edit]

grauenhaft

  1. horrifically, horrendously
    Synonyms: in grauenhafter Weise, fürchterlich, grauenvoll, grausig
    Diese Tiere wurden grauenhaft misshandelt.These animals were horrendously mistreated.

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