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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cume (“barely; almost”), from Old Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *kūma- (“pitiful, dear”). Cognate to German kaum (“barely”) and come in English comely.
Adjective
kuim (comparative kuimer, superlative kuimst)
- (archaic) weak
- Synonym: zwak
Adverb
kuim
- (archaic) barely, hardly
- Synonyms: nauwelijks, amper.