Swedish adverb· top 1,000 most common

hemskt

awfully, terribly, frightfullyAlso the neuter form of hemsk.

Meaning

awfully; terribly; frightfully

In Swedish: oerhört, väldigt

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What does hemskt mean?

hemskt in a sentence

vi hade hemskt roligt på festen
we had a fantastic time at the party

Questions

What does hemskt mean in English?

hemskt means “awfully, terribly”.

Similar words

förfärligtfruktansvärtohyggligt

Nearby common words

hemskt is number 761 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

757stick get lost
758käften shut up (short for håll käften)
759återvända return
760ned down
762häst horse
763hemlighet secret
764sköta look after, nurse
765igång in motion, moving, running

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary