feio
See also: feîo
PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Portuguese feo (“ugly”), from Latin foedus (“hideous”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyǝ- (“to frighten; be afraid”). Cognate with Galician feo, Asturian feu and Spanish feo.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
feio m (plural feios, feminine feia, feminine plural feias)
- an ugly person
AdjectiveEdit
feio (feminine feia, masculine plural feios, feminine plural feias, comparable, comparative mais feio, superlative o mais feio or feiíssimo, diminutive feiinho, augmentative feião)
- ugly (visually unpleasant)
- (figuratively) wrong, immoral
- (figuratively) disrespectful, impolite, rude
- É feio arrotar enquanto se come.
- It is rude to burp while eating.
- Synonyms: rude, desrespeitoso, deseducado, descortês, errado
- Antonyms: educado, cortês, correto
AntonymsEdit
AdverbEdit
feio (comparable, comparative mais feio, superlative o mais feio)
- in an ugly manner
- severely, critically, very much (used when the result is negative)
- Errou feio! ― You severely missed it!