woest
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch woeste, from Old Dutch wuosti, from Proto-West Germanic *wōstī.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
woest (comparative woester, superlative meest woest or woestst)
- (of animals or behavior) wild, savage, feral, ferocious, furious
- De hooligans waren buitengewoon woest. ― The hooligans were exceptionally furious.
- (of locations) inhospitable, rough, wild; (poetic) desolate
- Synonym: ruig
- Dit volk is aangepast aan het leven in een woeste omgeving ― This people have adapted to living in a hostile environment.
Inflection edit
| Inflection of woest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | woest | |||
| inflected | woeste | |||
| comparative | woester | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | woest | woester | het woestst het woestste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | woeste | woestere | woestste |
| n. sing. | woest | woester | woestste | |
| plural | woeste | woestere | woestste | |
| definite | woeste | woestere | woestste | |
| partitive | woests | woesters | — | |
Related terms edit
Adverb edit
woest