ogress

UK
/ˈəʊɡrɛs/
US
/ˈoʊɡrɛs/
ogresssubstantiv
ogresses
Pl.
UK
/ˈəʊɡrɛs/
US
/ˈoʊɡrɛs/
Übersetzungen
The ogress lived in a dark cave in the mountains.
Людоедка жила в тёмной пещере в горах.
Definitionen
A female ogre, a mythical creature often depicted as a large, hideous, man-eating giant.
In the fairy tale, the brave knight had to rescue the princess from the clutches of the fearsome ogress.
Derogatory. A woman regarded as extremely frightening, cruel, or repulsive.
The children feared their new babysitter, convinced she was an ogress who would lock them in the attic.
Synonyme
ogressadjektiv
more ogress
Komp.
most ogress
Super.
UK
/ˈəʊɡrəs/
US
/ˈoʊɡrəs/
Used attributively before a noun to mean ‘relating to or characteristic of an ogress; monstrous or ogre-like’.
Definitionen
Relating to or characteristic of an ogress; monstrously fierce or menacing (used attributively).
She fixed him with an ogress glare that made him shrink back.