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kwaai

kwaai adjective: bad-tempered, aggressive, fierce.

Adjective

kwaai (comparative more kwaai, superlative most kwaai)

  1. bad-tempered, aggressive, fierce
  2. (South Africa, slang) A term of approval, equivalent to great or fantastic; cool; excellent

Forms of kwaai

comparativemore kwaai
superlativemost kwaai

Origin of kwaai

Borrowed from Afrikaans kwaai, attributive form of kwaad, from Dutch kwaad.

Questions about kwaai

What does kwaai mean?
Kwaai means bad-tempered, aggressive, fierce.
What part of speech is kwaai?
Kwaai is an adjective.

Words near kwaai in the dictionary

  1. kvutzas
  2. kvutzot
  3. kvutzoth
  4. Kw'adza
  5. Kwa
  6. kwaai
  7. Kwaak Taanba
  8. kwacha
  9. kwachas
  10. kwagga
  11. kwaggas

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