Adjektiv

ekelig

disgusting, nasty, gross

Das Essen riecht ekelig.

The food smells disgusting.

Ich finde Spinnen ekelig.

I find spiders gross.

to be + ((adjective)) ... is disgusting The food is disgusting.

((adjective)) + noun disgusting ... That is a disgusting smell.

Synonyms: widerlich, abscheulich; Antonyms: lecker, angenehm

Comes from the noun 'Ekel', which means 'disgust' or 'nausea'.

Sounds a bit like 'icky', which also means gross or disgusting.

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