unschlüssig

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German

Etymology

un- +‎ schlüssig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌʃlʏsɪç/
  • Hyphenation: un‧schlü‧ssig
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Adjective

unschlüssig (strong nominative masculine singular unschlüssiger, comparative unschlüssiger, superlative am unschlüssigsten)

  1. inconclusive, uncertain
    • 1843, Brothers Grimm, “Der gläserne Sarg”, in Kinder- und Haus-Märchen, Band 2, 5th edition, page 343:
      Der Schneider wußte nicht was er thun und wohin er sich wenden sollte, um aus dieser Einöde wieder unter Menschen zu gelangen. Indem er also unschlüssig stand, tönte eine Stimme aus dem Felsen, die ihm zurief „tritt ohne Furcht herein, dir soll kein Leid widerfahren.“
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