mulmig

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German

Etymology

From archaic Mulm +‎ -ig, related to mahlen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊlmɪç/
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Adjective

mulmig (strong nominative masculine singular mulmiger, comparative mulmiger, superlative am mulmigsten)

  1. (informal) uneasy, apprehensive, anxious
    Synonyms: unbehaglich, unwohl
    ein mulmiges Gefühlan uneasy feeling
    jemandem wird mulmig (zumute)someone starts feeling uneasy
  2. (mining, horticulture) powdery, loose, friable (of topsoil, coal, etc.)
    Synonyms: pulverig, locker
  3. (regional) rotten, putrid (of wood, water)
    Synonyms: faul, morsch
    Die Balken sind ganz mulmig.
    The beams are all rotten.

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