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German
Etymology
Middle High German
Pronunciation
Adjective
schimpflich (strong nominative masculine singular schimpflicher, comparative schimpflicher, superlative am schimpflichsten)
- (dated) deplorable, ignominious
- Synonyms: schändlich, schmählich
1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:Als treulos muß er verachten / Die eigne Herzliebste sein, / Als schimpflich muß er betrachten / Die eigne Liebespein.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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