störrisch

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German

Etymology

storr +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtœʁɪʃ/
  • IPA(key): /ˈstœʁɪʃ/ (coastal areas, now widely obsolete)
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Adjective

störrisch (strong nominative masculine singular störrischer, comparative störrischer, superlative am störrischsten)

  1. stubborn, restive, recalcitrant, obstinate
    Synonyms: starrköpfig, starrsinnig, halsstarrig, verbohrt
    • 1924, Fjodor M. Dostojewski, chapter 12, in Hermann Röhl, transl., Die Brüder Karamasow:
      »Du bist dumm, du bist schrecklich dumm!« sagte Iwan störrisch! »Lüg bitte etwas klüger, sonst werde ich nicht mehr zuhören.
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