Adjektiv

tierisch

animal, bestial, terrific, awful

Das sind tierische Produkte.

These are animal products.

Er hat einen tierischen Appetit.

He has a ravenous appetite.

Die Musik ist tierisch laut.

The music is incredibly loud.

((attributive)) animal ... tierische Produkte

((predicative)) ... is animal-like Sein Verhalten ist tierisch.

((adverbial)) extremely ... Die Musik ist tierisch laut.

Synonyms: animalisch; (coll.) sehr, extrem; Antonym: menschlich

From 'Tier' (animal) + the adjective-forming suffix '-isch'.

Think of the 'beastly' (tierisch) strength of an animal to remember the colloquial meaning 'extremely' or 'terrific'.

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