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

C1
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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