schmallippig

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German

Etymology

schmal +‎ Lippe +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmaːlˌlɪpɪç/
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Adjective

schmallippig (strong nominative masculine singular schmallippiger, comparative schmallippiger, superlative am schmallippigsten)

  1. tight-lipped
    • 2023 May 14, Severin Weiland, “Besuch bei einem »verlässlichen Freund«”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      Wolodymyr Selenskyj war bei seiner Berlin-Visite voll des Lobes über den SPD-Kanzler und die Unterstützung der Deutschen. Nur auf einen Wunsch des ukrainischen Präsidenten reagierte Olaf Scholz recht schmallippig.
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