kratzbürstig

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German

Etymology

Kratzbürste +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁat͡sˌbʏʁstɪç/
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Adjective

kratzbürstig (strong nominative masculine singular kratzbürstiger, comparative kratzbürstiger, superlative am kratzbürstigsten)

  1. (informal, figurative, of a person) prickly (difficult or complicated)
    Synonym: widerspenstig
    • 2022 October 4, Ulrich Preuss, “Trauerfeier für Christian Ströbele: „Meine Rede ist eine Totenklage“”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Hier waren die Menschen nicht bloß Bevölkerung, Wahlberechtigte – hier waren sie Volk im Sinne der Demokratie – ein wenig kratzbürstig, aufmüpfig, kritisch, aber engagiert, solidarisch, friedlich – all das verkörpert in der Person ihres Abgeordneten.
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