woest

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. (concerning a creature and behavior) wild, savage, feral, ferocious, furious

   De hooligans waren buitengewoon woest.

   The hooligans were exceptionally furious.

2. (concerning a place) inhospitable, rough, wild; (poetic) desolate

   Dit volk is aangepast aan het leven in een woeste omgeving

   This people have adapted to living in a hostile environment.

Inflection

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	—

Synonyms

• (desolate): ruig

Related terms

• verwoesten
• woesteling
• woestijn, woestenij