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affreux

awful, dreadful

adjective ah-FRUH Less Common

Usage Note

Affreux is the masculine form; the feminine is affreuse. It is stronger than mauvais and conveys genuine horror or disgust. The adverb affreusement ('awfully') is commonly used as an intensifier in informal speech: affreusement cher ('dreadfully expensive').

Examples

"Ce bruit est vraiment affreux."

Natural Translation

That noise is truly awful.

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