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German
Etymology
Stiefmutter (“stepmother”) + -lich (“-ly”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌmʏtɐlɪç/
- Hyphenation: stief‧müt‧ter‧lich
Adjective
stiefmütterlich (strong nominative masculine singular stiefmütterlicher, comparative stiefmütterlicher, superlative am stiefmütterlichsten)
- stepmotherly, neglected, unloved, shabby (treatment of a person, etc.), novercal (rare)
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