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German
Etymology
eng + Herz + -ig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛŋˌhɛʁt͡sɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈɛŋˌhɛʁt͡sɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: eng‧her‧zig
Adjective
engherzig (strong nominative masculine singular engherziger, comparative engherziger, superlative am engherzigsten)
- petty, pedantic, narrow-minded
Declension
Positive forms of engherzig
Comparative forms of engherzig
Superlative forms of engherzig
Further reading
- “engherzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “engherzig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon