tollwütig

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German

Etymology

Tollwut +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔlˌvyːtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔlˌvyːtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: toll‧wü‧tig
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Adjective

tollwütig (strong nominative masculine singular tollwütiger, comparative tollwütiger, superlative am tollwütigsten)

  1. rabid
    • 1943, Stefan Zweig, Schachnovelle [The Royal Game]‎:
      Als man mich in meinem tollwütigen Zustand dann zur ärztlichen Untersuchung schleppte, hätte ich mich plötzlich losgerissen, auf das Fenster im Gang gestürzt, die Scheibe eingeschlagen und mir dabei die Hand zerschnitten
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