rettenetesen
B1
Hungarian
fearfully, terribly, desperately, awfully, damn, jolly, thrice, wicked
B1
LITERARY
1
fearfully
C1
Usage pattern:
rettenetesen + melléknév/határozószó
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
to a very great degree
Themes
degree
|intensity
|emphasis
|negative_degree
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To a very great, often unpleasant or negative degree; very or extremely.
B1
2
terribly
B1
desperately
B2
Usage pattern:
rettenetesen + melléknév/határozószó
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
To an extreme or excessive degree
Themes
intensity
|degree
|emphasis
|negative_state
|illness
|poverty
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used to emphasize that something is very much the case, often with negative connotation.
B2
INFORMAL
2
Usage pattern:
rettenetesen + melléknév/határozószó; rettenetesen + ige
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
very; extremely (intensifier)
Themes
degree
|intensifier
|emphasis
|informal_register
|communication
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Used mainly before adjectives and adverbs to mean ‘very’ or ‘extremely’, especially in informal speech and writing.
Grammar
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Expressions
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