quel
/kɛl/(also quelle)
adjective
With following noun in (humorous) imitation of French stock phrases: what (a) ——! Also occasionally as adverb with following adjective: how ——! Compare quelle surprise.
Origin
Late 19th century. From French quel (feminine quelle) what, what kind of from classical Latin quālis.
- unnaturalistic
- unnaturality
- unnaturalizable
- unnaturalize
- unnaturalized
- unnaturally
- unnaturalness
- unnature
- unnautical
- unnavigability
- unnavigable
- unnavigated
- unnealed
- unneat
- unnebulous
- unnecessarily
- unnecessariness
- unnecessary
- unnecessitated
- unnecessitating
- unnecessity
- unneeded
- unneedful
- unneedfully
- unneedy