akelig
- unpleasant, eerie
- nasty, unfriendly
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaː.kə.ləx/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch akelich, which comes from akel (“suffering”) + -ich, derived from Proto-West Germanic *akan. Related to German eklig.
verdrietelijk
schrikaanjagend
kregel
strijdig
triestig
afkeer inboezemend
antipathiek
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