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Hungarian
Etymology
csapni + való
Pronunciation
Adjective
csapnivaló (comparative csapnivalóbb, superlative legcsapnivalóbb)
- (of a person) abject, contemptible
- Synonyms: hitvány, komisz, haszontalan, semmirekellő
- (of an object) atrocious, execrable, awful (of the poorest quality)
- Synonyms: silány, rossz
- (of a person) lousy, bad, unfit, unsuitable (not having the correct qualifications for a role or task)
- Synonyms: alkalmatlan, rossz
- Csapnivaló szakács volt. ― He was a lousy cook.
Declension
Further reading
- csapnivaló in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
- csapnivaló in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN