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Dutch
Etymology
From meel (“flour”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
melig (comparative meliger, superlative meligst)
- mealy
- (chiefly Belgium) hokey, sappy, cheesy
- Synonym: klef
- being bored (and) silly, cheerful (of mood)
Zij is in een melige bui vandaag. Geen wonder, ze verveelt zich te pletter.- She is in a silly cheerful mood today. Little surprise, she is bored stiff
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