Adjective: onwijs
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | onwijze |
| neuter | onwijs |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | onwijze |
| Comparative | onwijzere |
| Superlative | onwijste |
Sample Sentences
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Wat een onwijze prestatie! (What an incredible performance!)
Adjectives inflected like onwijs
comateus,
melodieus,
frauduleus,
desastreus,
scandaleus,
serieus,
kakkineus,
potteus,
pretentieus,
tendentieus,
majestueus,
onserieus,
dubieus,
mysterieus,
schandaleus,
nerveus,
copieus,
glorieus,
rancuneus,
rigoureus, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch onwijs (“unwise”). Equivalent to on- + wijs. The sense of "incredible" became popular in youth-speak around 1980.
Verbs referencing "onwijs"
English Adjectives
unwise.
Translations