woest

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʋust/

Adjective

woest (comparative woester, superlative meest woest or woestst)

1. (concerning a creature and behavior) wild, savage, ferocious, furious

   De bengel maakte vader vaak woest.

   The rascal often got dad furious

2. (concerning a place) inhospitable, rough, wild; (poetic) desolate

   Antropologen brengen woeste gebruiken vaak in verband met de woeste omgeving

   Anthopologists often link savage customs to a hostile environment

Declension

Declension of woest

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		woest	woester
neuter singular	indefinite	woest	woester
	definite	woeste	woestere	woestste	woestst, woestste
common singular		woeste	woestere	woestste	woestste
plural		woeste	woestere	woestste	woestste
partitive		woests	woesters

Synonyms

• (desolate) ruig

Related terms

• verwoesten
• woesteling
• woestijn, woestenij