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German
Etymology
Knicker (“niggard”) + -ig
Pronunciation
Adjective
knickrig (strong nominative masculine singular knickriger, comparative knickriger, superlative am knickrigsten)
- (colloquial, derogatory) stingy, niggardly
- Synonyms: geizig, sparsam
2021 May 10, Cornelius Oettle, “Die Wahrheit: Verkackter wird’s nicht mehr”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:Im knickrigen Baden-Württemberg dürften vor allem die Kosten für Unmut sorgen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Further reading
- “knickrig” in Duden online
- “knickrig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache