hevig
Meaning
intense
Concepts
violent
acute
sharp
intense
severe
violently
abrasive
acerbic
acid
acrid
acrimonious
lurid
fierce
vehement
virulent
anguish
strong
forceful
severely
intensely
Calloused
boofy
hardened
impressive
muscular
thewy
Frequency
Etymology
From Middle Dutch hevich, from Old Dutch hevig, from Proto-West Germanic *habīg, from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p-. Equivalent to heffen (“to heave”) + -ig (“-y”). Compare German hebig, English heavy.
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