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Where does “فظيع” come from?

فظيع (Arabic) comes from Arabic فَظُعَ — to be abominable.

فظيع (Arabic): abominable, detestable; hideous, repulsive;...

Definitions

  1. abominable, detestable; hideous, repulsive;...

Ancestry of “فظيع”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفَظُعَto be abominable
Every word from Arabic فَظُعَ →