furchtbar

German

Etymology

Furcht +‎ -bar

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfuʁçtbaːɐ̯/, [fuʁçtbaːɐ̯], [fuɐ̯çtbaːɐ̯] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfuʁçbaː/, /ˈfʊɪ̯çbaː/ (common speech)
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Adjective

furchtbar (strong nominative masculine singular furchtbarer, comparative furchtbarer, superlative am furchtbarsten)

  1. terrible

Declension

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Adverb

furchtbar

  1. terribly, awfully
    Synonyms: auf furchtbare Weise, entsetzlich, fürchterlich, schrecklich
    furchtbar laut ― awfully noisy
    furchtbar nervös ― awfully nervous
    furchtbar schwierig ― terribly difficult

Further reading
  • “furchtbar” in Duden online
  • “furchtbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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