Definition
Something that tends to make you crawl or causes a crawling sensation; creepy or unpleasant in a way that makes your skin crawl.
Etymology
From 'crawl' + '-some' (a suffix meaning 'characterized by' or 'tending to,' from Old English 'sum'). Similar to 'lonesome,' 'fearsome,' 'troublesome'—all meaning 'full of' that quality.
Kelly Says
The '-some' suffix is delightfully old-fashioned: 'fulsome,' 'troublesome,' 'handsome'—it gives any word a quaintly archaic ring that makes it feel more literary and formal!
Translations
BNবাংলা
বিকর্ষণীয়
bi.kɔr.ʃɔ.ni.jo
CACatalà
repulsiu
rɛ.pu.lsi.u
CSČeština
odporný
ɔd.pɔr.ni
DEDeutsch
ekelhaft
eː.kl.haft
ELΕλληνικά
απωθητικός
a.pɔ.θi.ti.kos
ESEspañol
repugnante
re.puɡˈnante
FISuomi
inhottava
in.hɔt.tɑ.vɑ
FRFrançais
dégoûtant
de.ɡu.tɑ̃
HIहिन्दी
बदसूरत
bɑ.dɑ.su.rɑt
HUMagyar
undorító
un.do.ri.to
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengerikan
mɛŋ.ɡɛ.ri.kan
IGIG
na-akwụkwọ
na.a.kwu.kwo
ITItaliano
schifoso
skjɔˈzoːso
MSBahasa Melayu
mengerikan
mɛŋ.ɡɛ.ri.kan
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိုးရွား
sʰoʊ.jwɑ
NLNederlands
walgelijk
ʋɑl.ɣə.lɪk
PLPolski
odrażający
ɔ.draˈʐa.jɔnt͡sɨ
PTPortuguês
repulsivo
ʁɛ.pu.lsi.vu
RORomână
dezgustător
de.zɡu.stɑ.tor
RUРусский
мерзкий
mʲɛrzkʲij
SWKiswahili
chafu
t͡ʃa.fu
TAதமிழ்
வெறுப்புத்தக
ve.ɾup.pu.tʰa.ka
TEతెలుగు
వికర్షణ
vi.kar.ʃa.ɳa
THไทย
น่ารังเกจ
nɑː.rɑŋ.kɛt
TLTL
nakakasuka
na.kɑ.kɑ.su.ka
TRTürkçe
iğrenç
iːɾˈɡent͡ʃ
UKУкраїнська
мерзенний
mɛr.zɛn.nɪj
URاردو
نفرت انگیز
nɑ.fɾɛt ɛŋ.giz
VITiếng Việt
ghê tởm
ʐe tɔm
ZH中文
令人厌恶
lìng rén yàn wù
ZUZU
kwenza ukungcola
kwe.nza u.kuŋ.ko.la