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German
Etymology
Spitze + findig
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃpɪt͡sˌfɪndɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌfɪndɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: spitz‧fin‧dig
Adjective
spitzfindig (strong nominative masculine singular spitzfindiger, comparative spitzfindiger, superlative am spitzfindigsten)
- captious, quibbling, pedantic
Declension
Positive forms of spitzfindig
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