gewiekst

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Dutch

Etymology

19th century. Borrowed from German gewichst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈʋikst/
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧wiekst

Adjective

gewiekst (comparative gewiekster, superlative meest gewiekst or gewiekstst)

  1. smart, sly, cunning, clever
    Ook op dit terrein hebben gewiekste handelslui een gat in de markt ontdekt.
    Also in this area sly salesmen have found a gap in the market.

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of gewiekst
uninflected gewiekst
inflected gewiekste
comparative gewiekster
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial gewiekst gewiekster het gewiekstst
het gewiekstste
indefinite m./f. sing. gewiekste gewiekstere gewiekstste
n. sing. gewiekst gewiekster gewiekstste
plural gewiekste gewiekstere gewiekstste
definite gewiekste gewiekstere gewiekstste
partitive gewieksts gewieksters

Limburgish

Etymology

See c͜he̩wikst.

Pronunciation

Adjective

gewiekst (Veldeke spelling)

  1. Alternative form of c͜he̩wikst
  2. (Beek) crafty, shrewd, sly
  3. (Meerlo) witty, humorous