fellest
adjective
Idioms 1.
fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage.
2.
destructive; deadly: fell poison; fell disease.
3.
Related forms
fell·ness, noun
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Fellest
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
fell2 (fɛl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to cut or knock down: to fell a tree; to fell an opponent |
| 2. | needlework to fold under and sew flat (the edges of a seam) |
| —n | |
| 3. | (US), (Canadian) the timber felled in one season |
| 4. | a seam finished by felling |
| [Old English fellan; related to Old Norse fella, Old High German fellen; see | |
| 'fellable2 | |
| —adj | |
| fell3 (fɛl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | archaic cruel or fierce; terrible |
| 2. | archaic destructive or deadly: a fell disease |
| 3. | one fell swoop a single hasty action or occurrence |
| [C13 fel, from Old French: cruel, from Medieval Latin fellō villain; see | |
| 'fellness3 | |
| —n | |
| fell4 (fɛl) | |
| —n | |
| an animal skin or hide | |
| [Old English; related to Old High German fel skin, Old Norse berfjall bearskin, Latin pellis skin; see | |
| fell5 (fɛl) | |
| —n | |
| (Northern English), (Scot) (often plural) | |
| a. a mountain, hill, or tract of upland moor | |
| b. (in combination): fell-walking | |
| [C13: from Old Norse fjall; related to Old High German felis rock] | |
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Word Origin & History
fell
O.E. fællan, (Mercian) fyllan (W.Saxon) "make fall," also "demolish, kill," from P.Gmc. *fallijanan (cf. O.N. fella, Du. fellen, O.H.G. fellan), causative of *fallan (O.E. feallan, see fall (v.)), showing i-mutation. Related: Felled; feller; felling.
fell
late 13c., from O.Fr. fel "cruel, fierce," from M.L. fello "villain" (see felon). Phrase at one fell swoop is from "Macbeth."
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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