schicklich

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German

Etymology

schicken +‎ -lich

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɪklɪç/
  • Hyphenation: schick‧lich
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Adjective

schicklich (strong nominative masculine singular schicklicher, comparative schicklicher, superlative am schicklichsten)

  1. (dated) appropriate, proper
    • 1772, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Emilia Galotti, page 103:
      Orsina. [] Denken Sie, daß es schicklich ist, mit Ihnen hier in dem Vorgemache einen elenden Schnickschnack zu halten, indeß der Prinz in dem Gemache auf mich wartet?
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    • 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.
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