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German
Etymology
Univerbation of (mit der) Achsel zuckend.
Pronunciation
Adjective
achselzuckend (strong nominative masculine singular achselzuckender, not comparable)
- (often adverbial) indifferent (as by shrugging)
- Synonyms: gleichgültig, indifferent, schulterzuckend
1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg, volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 501:Auch gaben sie achselzuckend zu verstehen, daß zu solchen Geschichten ja zweie gehörten, und daß vermutlich nichts gegen Wunsch und Willen eines Beteiligten geschehen sei.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Positive forms of achselzuckend (uncomparable)
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