Add to ORKGwonderful a, intensBut out around here, you see, Fred,it's wonderful crispy, you see,an' the same way at Fogo Islands - all those spots o' ground, you see, 'tis right over a cliff. (extremely, very etc. A common word in Nfld., recorded rarely by me from tapes as I had not realized its unusual usage)YesJ. D. A. WIDDOWSON JUL1973Used IUsed I1Not usedsome, cruel, wunnerfu
awful aWe use the word "awful" sometimes, as a great many people would use "wonderful".YesAUG 1973...
more det, substituteLike Nfld usage in "home Pecularities of speech heard in Breifny" 1920-2but pag...
wonderful a, intensAwful; extreme. ("He's got a _wonderful_ temper.")W.J.KIRWIN JAN 1972 JH JAN 197...
crispy a[PT] But out around here,you see,Fred,it's wonderful crispy,you see,an' the same way at Fo...
wonderful a, intenswonderful Meaning: Misused word - used in place of bad, awful, terrible Sente...
wonderful a, intensThe adjective wonderful is used in the sense of awe-inspiring Also used as "wo...
wonderful a, intens"Wonderful" is our favourite adjective, and we use it to describe something _ so...
rough aIn parts of the south coast,if a person is extremely ill they say he is very rough; in most...
numerousCrowd o' goats in there, an' goats was supposed to be numerous on Change Islands.YesDNE-ci...
wonderful a, intensadv. very 'That hill is wonderful steep'Used IUsed I2Not usedsome, cruel, wunnerf...
dwyWe have a great many days when 'tis thick o' fog,an' when it's guttery underfoot; when there ...
cliff n[PT] I thought 'twas th'ugliest place ever I see - St.John's. I was only there once. I didn...
tide ripI said, "We'm gettin' handy to land now," I said, "We'm gone through the tide rip an' nort...
gulchThe dictionaries give the similar word _gulch_ as an obsolete word, which meant to swallow rav...
thick aAn' I sot my course outside now,an _ thick,you know - thick,too, see,ol' man; 'twasn't,see,...
awful aWe use the word "awful" sometimes, as a great many people would use "wonderful".YesAUG 1973...
more det, substituteLike Nfld usage in "home Pecularities of speech heard in Breifny" 1920-2but pag...
wonderful a, intensAwful; extreme. ("He's got a _wonderful_ temper.")W.J.KIRWIN JAN 1972 JH JAN 197...
crispy a[PT] But out around here,you see,Fred,it's wonderful crispy,you see,an' the same way at Fo...
wonderful a, intenswonderful Meaning: Misused word - used in place of bad, awful, terrible Sente...
wonderful a, intensThe adjective wonderful is used in the sense of awe-inspiring Also used as "wo...
wonderful a, intens"Wonderful" is our favourite adjective, and we use it to describe something _ so...
rough aIn parts of the south coast,if a person is extremely ill they say he is very rough; in most...
numerousCrowd o' goats in there, an' goats was supposed to be numerous on Change Islands.YesDNE-ci...
wonderful a, intensadv. very 'That hill is wonderful steep'Used IUsed I2Not usedsome, cruel, wunnerf...
dwyWe have a great many days when 'tis thick o' fog,an' when it's guttery underfoot; when there ...
cliff n[PT] I thought 'twas th'ugliest place ever I see - St.John's. I was only there once. I didn...
tide ripI said, "We'm gettin' handy to land now," I said, "We'm gone through the tide rip an' nort...
gulchThe dictionaries give the similar word _gulch_ as an obsolete word, which meant to swallow rav...
thick aAn' I sot my course outside now,an _ thick,you know - thick,too, see,ol' man; 'twasn't,see,...
awful aWe use the word "awful" sometimes, as a great many people would use "wonderful".YesAUG 1973...
more det, substituteLike Nfld usage in "home Pecularities of speech heard in Breifny" 1920-2but pag...
wonderful a, intensAwful; extreme. ("He's got a _wonderful_ temper.")W.J.KIRWIN JAN 1972 JH JAN 197...