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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)
- Hyphenation: wi‧der‧wär‧tig
Adjective
widerwärtig (strong nominative masculine singular widerwärtiger, comparative widerwärtiger, superlative am widerwärtigsten)
- distasteful
- abominable, abhorrent
- repulsive, disgusting
Declension
Positive forms of widerwärtig
Comparative forms of widerwärtig
Superlative forms of widerwärtig
Adverb
widerwärtig
- distastefully
- abominably
- Der Weise antwortete: Du hast dich in der menschlichen Gesellschaft widerwärtig benommen. ― The priest answered: You have behaved abominably in this human society.
- repulsively
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