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agghiacciante

/aɡɡjatˈtʃante/adjectiveC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 17,956

Meaning

chilling, horrifying

  • causing intense horror or terror; chilling, bloodcurdling
  • extremely shocking or distressing

In a sentence

Il testimone ha descritto una scena agghiacciante.

The witness described a chilling scene.

Non trovi che sia una notizia agghiacciante?

Don't you find that to be horrifying news?

I dettagli del crimine erano davvero agghiaccianti.

The details of the crime were truly chilling.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
agghiacciantemasculine · singular
agghiacciantefeminine · singular
agghiacciantimasculine · plural
agghiacciantifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Ends in -e in the singular and serves both masculine and feminine nouns; plural ends in -i.

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