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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌbɔʁstɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /-ˌbɔʁstɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: wi‧der‧bors‧tig
Adjective
widerborstig (strong nominative masculine singular widerborstiger, comparative widerborstiger, superlative am widerborstigsten)
- rebellious, unruly, recalcitrant, obstinate, unmanageable
1909, Heinrich Seidel, chapter 25, in Die goldene Zeit:Den ganzen Garten hat er mit Zwergobstbäumen und Beersträuchern, Wein, Pfirsichen, Aprikosen und Schattenmorellen an Spalieren angepflanzt und nur am Rande einige von den schönen alten Obstbäumen von früher stehen lassen. Es ist merkwürdig, wie unter seinen Händen alles gedeiht, obwohl er ein so widerborstiger alter Geselle ist; aber das muss ich sagen, es ist eine Pracht!- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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