uhyggelig

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. fylt av uhygge (1)a sense of dread;
   nifs, skremmende filled with a sense of dreaduhygge (1);
   creepy, frightening
   • et uhyggelig syn a gruesome sight
   • de hørte uhyggelige lyder they heard eerie sounds
2. lite hyggelig (1)pleasant;
   ukoseliguninviting, utriveligdreary hardly pleasanthyggelig (1);
   uninvitingukoselig, drearyutrivelig
   • det blir så uhyggelig når han drikker for mye things get so unpleasant when he drinks too much
3. veldig stor;
   enormenormous, huge · enormously, hugely (adverb), uhorveligimmense very large;
   enormousenorm, immenseuhorvelig
   • flammene spredte seg med uhyggelig fart the flames spread at a terrifying speed
   brukt som forsterkende adverb: used as an intensifying adverb:

   • være uhyggelig stor to be terribly big
   • sekken er uhyggelig tung the rucksack is dreadfully heavy
   • de var uhyggelig late they were incredibly lazy