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German
Etymology
schicken + -lich
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪklɪç/
- Hyphenation: schick‧lich
Adjective
schicklich (strong nominative masculine singular schicklicher, comparative schicklicher, superlative am schicklichsten)
- (dated) appropriate, proper
1821, Johann Heinrich Voß, Homers Ilias, 5th edition, volume 1, page 17:Dennoch geb' ich sie willig zurük, ist solches ja besser. / Lieber mög' ich das volk errettet schaun, denn verderbend. / Gleich nur ein ehrengeschenk mir gefertiget, daß ich allein nicht / Ungeehrt in dem volk hier sei; nie wäre das schiklich! / Denn das seht ihr alle, daß mein ehrengeschenk geht.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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