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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch amechtich, from amacht (“powerlessness”) + -ich.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈmɛx.təx/
- Hyphenation: amech‧tig
Adjective
amechtig (comparative amechtiger, superlative amechtigst)
- strongly panting, short of breath
- (figurative) forced, frantic
2024 October 11, Raoul du Pré, “Wilders' X-account is een sinkhole waarin de hele Nederlandse politiek dreigt te verdwijnen”, in Volkskrant, archived from the original on 11 October 2024:Kamerleden van VVD, NSC en BBB doen intussen amechtige pogingen om de rust terug te brengen met oproepen aan de oppositie: die moet het allemaal niet zo belangrijk maken.- In the meantime, VVD, NSC, and BBB members of parliament are making frantic efforts to restore peace by appealing to the opposition: they shouldn't make it bigger than it is.
Declension
Adverb
amechtig
- in a forced, frantic way