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German
Etymology
höchst + persönlich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌhøːçstpɛʁˈzøːnlɪç/
Adverb
höchstpersönlich
- Of an important or famous person, (jocularly of other persons) in person; personally (when one might expect otherwise).
1911, Erwin Rosen [pseudonym; Erwin Carlé], Der Deutsche Lausbub in Amerika [The German prankster in America]:»Wenn während des Restes der Nacht nicht völlige Ruhe in diesem Schlafsaal herrscht,« erklärte der Rektor trocken, »so werde ich höchstpersönlich erscheinen und Sie alle körperlich züchtigen. Ich werde an dem einen Ende der Bettreihe anfangen. Und so weiter. Ad infinitum. […] «- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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