Polish edit

Etymology edit

From Russian ад (ad) +‎ -owy. First attested in 1629.

Adjective edit

adowy (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (Middle Polish) hellish
    Synonym: piekielny

References edit

  • Marek Kunicki-Goldfinger (04.06.2009) “ADOWY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]