heftig

Meaning

fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent

Frequency

Hyphenated as

hef‧tig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛftɪç/

Etymology

From Middle High German heftec, from Old High German heiftig, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *haifsti (“struggle, conflict”). Compare Yiddish העפֿטיק (heftik). Probably influenced by Middle High German heifte (“impetuous”).

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