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German
Etymology
Schwamm + -ig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvamɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃvamɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: schwam‧mig
Adjective
schwammig (strong nominative masculine singular schwammiger, comparative schwammiger, superlative am schwammigsten)
- pulpy, spongy
- (figuratively) imprecise
Das ist ein schwammiger Begriff.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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