heftig

Meaning

intense, heavy

Concepts

vehement

violent

violently

forcefully

impetuous

impetuously

intemperate

powerfully

raging

terrible

vigorously

virulent

wild

driving

something fierce

fierce

forceful

Synonyms

fel

gewelddadig

geweldig

hartstochtelijk

hevig

met geweld

sterk

vurig

warm

☀️

wild

woest

Translations

heftig

vehement

veemente

şiddetli

vehemente

véhément

stürmisch

leidenschaftlich

feroç

βίαιος

ορμητικός

παράφορος

σφοδρός

brutal

wütend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɛftəx/

Etymology

Borrowed from German: heftig

In summary

16th c., borrowed from German heftig, from Middle High German heftec, heiftec, from Old High German heiftig. Can be analyzed as heft (“control”) + -ig (“-y”).