wüst

See also: wust, Wust, Wüst, and wus't

German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German wuosti (waste), from Proto-West Germanic *wōstī (desolate, waste).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vyːst/
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Adjective

wüst (strong nominative masculine singular wüster, comparative wüster, superlative am wüstesten)

  1. desert, desolate (of an area of land)
    • 1534, Martin Luther's translation of the Bible, Genesis 1:2
      Und die Erde war wüst und leer, ...
      And the earth was desolate and empty, ...
    Das Land war nach dem Krieg ein wüster Ort.
    The country was a desolate place after the war.
  2. wild, unrestrained, raucous
    Der Polizeieinsatz beendete eine wüste Schlägerei in der Bar.
    The police operation ended a wild brawl at the bar.
  3. fierce, savage, severe
    Der Junge machte wüste Drohungen gegen die Polizei, als er festgenommen wurde.
    The boy made fierce threats against the police as he was arrested.
  4. messy, chaotic
    Es herrschte ein wüstes Durcheinander.
    It was a chaotic mess.
  5. (regional) ugly, awful
  6. (with Beschimpfung or related terms) vulgar, obscene

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