onguur

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ongehiere, from Old Dutch *ungihiuri, from Proto-West Germanic *ungahiurī (see also *unhiurī). The unprefixed form of this word still existed in Middle Dutch as ghehure, meaning "pleasant". Compare German ungeheuer.

Possibly related to eunjer (“wizard”).

Pronunciation
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Adjective

onguur (comparative onguurder, superlative onguurst)

  1. unpleasant, nasty
    Synonym: akelig
  2. sinister, seedy, shady
    Synonym: louche
    Het zit vol met ongure types in die buurt. ― That area is full of shady types.

Inflection
Inflection of onguur
uninflected onguur
inflected ongure
comparative onguurder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial onguuronguurderhet onguurst
het onguurste
indefinite m./f. sing. ongureonguurdereonguurste
n. sing. onguuronguurderonguurste
plural ongureonguurdereonguurste
definite ongureonguurdereonguurste
partitive onguursonguurders—

Derived terms
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