übelst

German

From übel +‎ -st. Often framed as a neologism of the 2000s, but already in use by the 1980s.

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übelst

severely, grievously, brutally (of insults, attacks and similar hostile acts)
Synonym: aufs Übelste
- 1998 August 4, Barbara Bollwahn, “Bäder-Betriebe: Flut von anonymen Beschuldigungen”, in taz‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-12-15:
  Bädermitarbeiter würden „übelst beschimpft“ und beschuldigt, keine Karten ausgegeben zu haben.
  Employees of the swimming pool association were supposedly "severely cursed at" and accused of not having handed out any tickets.
(colloquial) extremely, as hell
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