heftig

Meaning

fierce, heavy, vehement, severe, violent

Concepts

sharp
keen
acute
acrid
acrimonious

poignant

waspish
lurid
violent
vehement
wild
rough
fierce
acerbic
rude
bitter
intense
nasty
racy
impetuously
strong
vehemently
trenchant
impetuous
acidulous
vigorous
virulent
severe
heavy
acid
pointed
hard
pungent
shrill
boisterous
furious
lively
abrupt
fiercely
ferocious
harsh
bold
astringent
stormy
fantastic
exemplary
ardently
earnestly
eagerly
anxious
Synonyms

scharf
B1
ungestüm
33k
hart
A2
rau
C2
streng
B2
beißend
herb
C2
grell
31k
stark
A2
hitzig
33k
akut
48k
vehement
45k
unruhig
C1
wild
B1
stürmisch
C2
kräftig
C1
leidenschaftlich
C2
bitter
C1
dringend
B1
tief
A2
wütend
A2
rasend
C2
drastisch
23k
gewaltig
C1
intensiv
C1
brennend
32k
feurig
33k
wuchtig
schwer
A1
glühend
30k
grob
C1
spitz
C2
schnell
A1
erbittert
einschneidend
resolut
grimmig
37k
grausam
B2
arg
21k
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mächtig
B2
gewaltsam
C2
drakonisch
barsch
24k
kraftvoll
24k
brutal
B2
furchtbar
B1
forsch
37k
jähzornig
31k
krass
B2
schockierend
C2
Translations

scherp
fel
acuto
acer
acre
picante
agudo
ríspido

snerpend

schel
aspro
bijtend
schril
tagliente
Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

wiescht

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛftɪç/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
heftec
Inherited from Old High German
heiftig
Cognate with Yiddish
העפֿטיק
Cognate with Middle High German
heifte
In summary

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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