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List of Turkish Intensified Adjectives
This is a pretty comprehensive list of Intensified Turkish Adjectives and Adverbs - many of them are in constant use both in daily conversation and newspapers and periodicals, plus stories and novels. It is a way that language colours itself. So when you are reading or listening you must always be on the look out for this type of usage as it is very common.
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| acayip | | acele | | açık | | ayrı | | bakkal | | başka | | bayağı | | baygın | | bedava | | belli | | beter | | beyaz | | bok | | boş | | burun | | buruşuk | | bütün | | canlı | | çabuk | | çevre | | çöp | | çıplak | | dağınık | | daracık | | deli | | deli | | delice | | dik | | diri | | dizgin | | dızlak | | doğru | | dolu | | duru | | düz | | düz | | düz | | geniş | | gündüz | | ince | | ılık | | ıslak | | ıssız | | iri | | kara | | karışık | | kısa | | koca | | kocaman | | kolay | | koyu | | kör | | kötü | | kötürüm | | kuru | | kütük | | kıvrak | | mavi | | mor | | pak | | pembe | | perişan | | parça | | pis | | sağlam | | sağlam | | sarı | | sefil | | sıcak | | sıklam | | sıkı | | sivri | | siyah | | şirin | | talan | | tamam | | tatlı | | taze | | taze | | temiz | | top | | uslu | | uzun | | uygun | | yalnız | | yassı | | yaş | | yeni | | yeşil | | yumru | | yumuşak | | yuvarlak | | zayıf |
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| queer | | in a hurry | | clear/open | | separate | | grocer | | another | | common | | unconscious | | gratis | | evident | | worse | | white | | shit | | empty | | nose | | creased | | all | | alive | | quickly | | surroundings | | rubbish | | naked | | untidy | | pretty narrow | | madman | | crazy | | crazily | | perpendicular | | alive | | (stirrup) | | bald/naked | | right/correct | | full | | limpid | | flat | | straight | | even | | wide | | daylight | | thin | | tepid | | wet | | uninhabited | | big | | black | | mixed up | | short | | large | | huge | | easy | | dense dark | | blind | | bad | | paralyzed | | dry | | a log | | tidy | | blue | | purple | | clean | | pink | | miserable/worried | | bits | | dirty | | healthy | | healthy | | yellow | | miserable/poor | | hot | | damp | | tight | | sharp | | black | | charming | | pillage | | complete | | sweet | | fresh (food) | | fresh | | clean | | round, ball-like | | well behaved | | long | | suitable | | alone | | flat and wide | | wet | | new | | green | | swollen/round | | soft | | globular | | thin/feeble |
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| Intensified Form |
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| apacayip | | alelacele | | apaçık | | apayrı | | bakkal çakkal | | bambaşka | | basbayağı | | aygın baygın | | besbedava | | besbelli | | besbeter | | bembeyaz | | bombok | | bomboş | | baltaburun | | bumburuşuk | | büsbütün | | capcanlı | | çarçabuk | | çepeçevre | | çerçöp | | çırılçıplak | | darmadağınık | | dapdaracık | | zıpırdeli | | zırdeli | | deldelice | | dimdik | | dipdiri | | doludizgin | | dımdızlak | | dosdoğru | | dopdolu | | dupduru | | düpedüz | | dümdüz | | düpedüz | | gepgeniş | | güpegündüz | | ipince | | ıpılık | | ıpıslak | | ıpıssız | | ipiri | | kapkara | | karmakarışık | | kıpkısa | | koskoca | | koskocaman | | kopkolay | | kopkoyu | | köpkör | | köpkötü | | köskötürüm | | kupkuru | | küskütük | | kıskıvrak | | masmavi | | mosmor | | akpak | | pespembe | | perperişan | | paramparça | | pimpis | | sapsağlam | | sapasağlam | | sapsarı | | sersefil | | sımsıcak | | sırılsıklam | | sımsıkı | | sipsivri | | simsiyah | | şipşirin | | alantalan | | tastamam | | taptatlı | | terütaze | | taptaze | | tertemiz | | tortop | | upuslu | | upuzun | | upuygun | | yapayalnız | | yamyassı | | yamyaş | | yepyeni | | yemyeşil | | yusyumru | | yusyumuşak | | yusyuvarlak | | zapzayıf |
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| very strange | | very hastily | | very clear/open | | quite separate | | grocers and the like | | quite another thing | | very common | | languid | | completely free | | very clear | | even worse | | brilliant white | | utterly spoilt | | quite empty | | hook nosed | | wrinkled all over | | wholly | | animate | | very quickly | | all around | | sweepings | | stark naked | | really untidy | | very narrow | | frantic madman | | raving mad | | madly | | bolt upright | | full of life | | at full pelt | | destitute | | dead right | | crammed full | | very clear | | dead flat | | dead straight | | dead even | | expansive | | broad daylight | | very thin | | luke warm | | sopping/all wet | | desolate | | very huge | | black as night | | completely mixed up | | very short | | huge | | enormous | | very easily | | really dark | | absolutely blind | | very bad | | completely paralyzed | | bone dry | | hopelessly drunk | | neat and tidy | | bright blue | | bright purple | | squeaky clean | | shocking pink | | very perturbed | | in smithereens | | filthy dirty | | in fine fettle | | in fine fettle | | bright yellow | | very miserable/poor | | red-hot | | sopping wet | | very tight | | dead sharp | | jet black | | very charming | | in utter confusion | | perfect | | very sweet | | blooming/very fresh | | very fresh | | squeaky clean | | quite round | | very well behaved | | very long | | quite adequate | | absolutely alone | | very flat | | all wet | | brand new | | bright green | | very swollen/round | | very soft | | absolutely spherical | | very thin/feeble |
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