gehörig

See also: gehorig

German

Etymology

gehören + -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhøːʀɪç/

Adjective

gehörig (comparative gehöriger, superlative am gehörigsten)

  1. proper
  2. belonging to

Declension

Adverb

gehörig

  1. awfully, a lot
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 28/2010, page 98:
      Freunde exotischer Gerichte verbrennen sich mitunter gehörig den Mund, weil sie die Schärfe falsch einschätzen.
      Friends of exotic dishes now and then awfully burn their mouth, because they misjudge the spiciness.

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