müthiş

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • mütiş (proscribed)

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مدهش (müdhiş), from Arabic مُدْهِش (mudhiš).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /myˈtiʃ/
  • Hyphenation: müt‧hiş

Adjective

müthiş

  1. terrifying
    • 1954 April 13, Associated Press, “Kobalt bombasının Silâh olamıyacağı Söyleniyor [Cobalt bomb said not to be a weapon]”, in Vatan, page 3:
      Müthiş bir tahrip kuvvetine sahip bulunan Kobalt bombasının ilmi bir imkân olduğu, fakat bir silâh gibi kullanılamıyacağı anlaşılmıştır.
      It has been understood that the cobalt bomb, which possesses tremendous destructive power, is a scientific possibility but cannot be used as a weapon.
  2. terrific

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