velnišķs

Latvian

Etymology

From velns (devil) + -išķs.

Adjective

velnišķs (definite velnišķais, comparative velnišķāks, superlative visvelnišķākais, adverb velnišķi)

  1. devilish, diabolical (typical of the devil)
    velnam velnišķa dabathe devil has a diabolical nature
  2. (colloquial) devilish, diabolical (very bad, evil; also very intense, powerful, big)
    brālim Donatam šķita, ka meistara acīs iedzirkstas velnišķa, ļauna ugunsit seemed to brother Donats that a diabolical evil fire sparkled
    Kārlim sākumā nebija ne ticības, ne mīlestības, tikai disciplīnas un pienākuma apziņa un drusku dīvainas, velnišķas ziņkāresat first, Kārlis had no faith, no love, only discipline and a sense of duty, and a little bit of strange, devilish curiosity

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