widerwärtig

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German widerwertic, from Old High German widerwart, equivalent to wider (against) +‎ -wärtig (adjective suffix denoting position).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: wi‧der‧wär‧tig

Adjective

widerwärtig (strong nominative masculine singular widerwärtiger, comparative widerwärtiger, superlative am widerwärtigsten)

  1. distasteful
  2. abominable, abhorrent
  3. repulsive, disgusting

Declension

Adverb

widerwärtig

  1. distastefully
  2. abominably
    Der Weise antwortete: Du hast dich in der menschlichen Gesellschaft widerwärtig benommen.The priest answered: You have behaved abominably in this human society.
  3. repulsively

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