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{
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "very bad",
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{
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{
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{
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "very bad",
"word": "ужа́сный"
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"word": "hemsk"
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"text": "an awful bonnet"
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{
"text": "I have learnt an awful amount today."
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{
"ref": "2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Normandy SR-2 AI Core Room:",
"text": "Shepard: You seem to know an awful lot about me.\nGeth: Extranet data sources. Insecure broadcasts. All organic data sent out is received. We watch you.",
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}
],
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"Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively."
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"note": "非常 (fēicháng) (no equivalent exists; lit. \"extremely\")",
"sense": "exceedingly great"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exceedingly great",
"word": "mahtava"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exceedingly great",
"word": "hervorragend"
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{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "exceedingly great",
"word": "toll"
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tromerós",
"sense": "exceedingly great",
"word": "τρομερός"
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{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "foverós",
"sense": "exceedingly great",
"word": "φοβερός"
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{
"_dis1": "9 74 4 1 3 9",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "exceedingly great",
"word": "impressionante"
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"ref": "1839, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Schalken the Painter:",
"text": "There was an air of gravity and importance about the garb of the person, and something indescribably odd, I might say awful, in the perfect, stonelike stillness of the figure, that effectually checked the testy comment which had at once risen to the lips of the irritated artist.",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto XXX, page 48:",
"text": "At our old pastimes in the hall\nWe gambol’d, making vain pretence\nOf gladness, with an awful sense\nOf one mute Shadow watching all.",
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"(dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible."
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"word": "ահարկու"
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"word": "ահեղ"
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"word": "սարսափելի"
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"word": "жахлі́вы"
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"word": "страшен"
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"word": "ужасен"
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"word": "horrorós"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "厲害"
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"word": "可怕"
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"word": "verschrikkelijk"
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "kamala"
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "karmea"
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{
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"word": "kaamea"
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{
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"code": "fi",
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"word": "kauhistuttava"
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"word": "terrible"
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{
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "épouvantable"
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{
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "horrible"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "schrecklich"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "furchtbar"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apaísios",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "απαίσιος"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ayóm",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"tags": [
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"plural"
],
"word": "איום"
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{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "szörnyű"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "rémes"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "borzalmas"
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{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "hu",
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"word": "borzasztó"
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{
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "rettenetes"
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{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "uafásach"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "orribile"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "怖い"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kʰoo",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "ឃោរ"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pʰea’yʊəŋkɑɑ",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "ភយង្ករ"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "dīrus"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "šausmīgs"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "baisus"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "hóyééʼ"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 5 58 4 5 25",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "grusom"
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "可怕"
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "afgrijselijk"
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "aĉa"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "kauhea"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "hirveä"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "kamala"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "karmea"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "kaamea"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "hirvittävä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "kauhistuttava"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "terrible"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "épouvantable"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "horrible"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "schrecklich"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "furchtbar"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apaísios",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "απαίσιος"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ayóm",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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"word": "איום"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "szörnyű"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "rémes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "borzalmas"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "borzasztó"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "rettenetes"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "uafásach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "orribile"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "怖い"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "kʰoo",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "ឃោរ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "pʰea’yʊəŋkɑɑ",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "ភយង្ករ"
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "dīrus"
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"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "šausmīgs"
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{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "baisus"
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"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "hóyééʼ"
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"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "grusom"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "forferdelig"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "horrível"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "terrível"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "medonho"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "apavorante"
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{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "temível"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "oribil"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "îngrozitor"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "užásnyj",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "ужа́сный"
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "устраша́ющий"
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "horrible"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "terrible"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "atroz"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "espantoso"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "hemsk"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "fasansfull"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "fruktansvärd"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "berbat"
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{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "khủng khiếp"
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{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "ofnadwy"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "causing fear; appalling; terrible",
"word": "uthr"
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vnušavašt strah",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
"word": "令人驚嘆的"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "lìng rén jīngtàn de",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
"word": "令人惊叹的"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
"word": "hämmästyttävä"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
"word": "erfurchterregend"
},
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
"word": "unglaublich"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "tromerós",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
"word": "temível"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "inspiring awe",
"word": "înfiorător"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "inspiring awe",
"word": "impresionant"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "struck or filled with awe",
"word": "hämmästynyt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "struck or filled with awe",
"word": "ehrfürchtig"
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{
"code": "de",
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"code": "bg",
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"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "ужасно"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hěn",
"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "很"
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"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "非常"
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"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "verschrikkelijk"
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "vreselijk"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "kauhea"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "hirveä"
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"roman": "foverá",
"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "φοβερά"
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "norá",
"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "נוֹרָא"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "tremendamente"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "spaventosamente"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "terribilmente"
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"roman": "užásno",
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"word": "ужа́сно"
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"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
"word": "стра́шно"
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"sense": "colloquial: very, extremely",
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