eklig
Translation
disgusting, nasty, gross, icky
Examples
Das Essen riecht eklig.
The food smells disgusting.
Ich finde Spinnen eklig.
I find spiders gross.
Was für ein ekliges Wetter!
What nasty weather!
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) is disgusting (sth.) is disgusting The food is disgusting.
to find ((sth.)) disgusting to find (sth.) disgusting I find this soup disgusting.
Similar Words
Synonyms: widerlich, abscheulich; Antonyms: lecker, angenehm
Etymology
From Middle High German 'egelich' (horrible), related to 'Ekel' (disgust).
Memory Tips
It sounds a bit like 'icky', which has a similar meaning in English. Imagine something so 'icky' it's 'eklig'.