моторошний

Unclear origin. Might be related to Ukrainian мути́ти (mutýty, “to stir up, to make something muddy, unclear; to create unease, disharmony, to disturb; to make someone feel sick, nauseous”), Belarusian мо́ташны (mótašny, “nauseating”), Ukrainian му́торний (mútornyj, “unpleasant, alarming”), Ukrainian мото́рний (motórnyj, “quick, agile, lively”), or Ukrainian мото́ри́ть (motórýtʹ, “to make someone feel sick, nauseous”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔtɔrɔʃnei̯]

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мо́торошний • (mótorošnyj)

1. terrifying, horrifying, frightening

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “моторошний”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “моторошний”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “моторошний”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “моторошний”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “моторошний”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)