No. 653 in Afrikaans

vreeslik

Terrible or very.

In a sentence

Die tornado het vreeslik baie skade aangerig.
The tornado caused an awful lot of damage.
Here, 'vreeslik' is used as an intensifier to emphasize the extent of the damage caused.
Ek het 'n vreeslik lekker vakansie gehad.
I had a terribly great vacation.
In this case, 'vreeslik' serves to strongly emphasize how wonderful the vacation was.
Hy is vreeslik bang vir spinnekoppe.
He is terribly scared of spiders.
Here, 'vreeslik' is utilized to express the intensity of fear experienced by the person.

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