Meaning

2 senses
  1. (dated, not comparable, usually)Fashionable, like a swell or dandy.

    adrett

  2. (Canada, US, dated, not comparable, slang, usually)Excellent.

    klasse, prima

    отли́чныйotlíčnyj, превосхо́дныйprevosxódnyj

    excellent

Examples

200 sentences
  1. You're a swell guy, Tom.

    Ти класний хлопчина, Томе. — deniko

    ruТы стильный парень, Том. — fjay69

  2. My hands and legs are swollen.

    deMeine Hände und meine Füsse sind angeschwollen. — Tamy

  3. My feet are a little swollen.

    ruМои ступни немного распухли. — odexed

    deMeine Füße sind ein bisschen geschwollen. — futuro

  4. The toothache made his face swell up.

  5. Tom twisted his ankle and it swelled up.

    ruТом подвернул лодыжку, и она опухла. — odexed

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
excellent — see also excellent:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
fashionable — see also fashionable:
excellent — see also excellent:

Origin

From the noun "swell" (a person dressed in an elegant manner).

From the noun "swell" (a person dressed in an elegant manner).

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Forms

sweller, swellest
Comparativesweller Lesson
Superlativeswellest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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