esgarrifós

Catalan

Etymology

From esgarrifar +‎ -ós.

Adjective

esgarrifós (feminine esgarrifosa, masculine plural esgarrifosos, feminine plural esgarrifoses)

chilling, hair-raising
- 2016 October 1, “Miss Veneçuela, el breu moment de consens”, in El Periódico‎:
  Aquesta quantiat ^[sic] esgarrifosa es deu a l'augment de les bandes del crim organitzat.
  This hair-raising amount is due to the growth of organized crime groups.

Derived terms

esgarrifosament

Further reading

“esgarrifós” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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