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German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From zappeln (“to wriggle”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): ,
- Hyphenation: zap‧pe‧lig
Adjective
zappelig (strong nominative masculine singular zappeliger, comparative zappeliger, superlative am zappeligsten)
- (colloquial) fidgety or wriggly
- zappliges Kind ― fidgety child
- (colloquial) nervous; anxious
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Further reading
- “zappelig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “zappelig” in Duden online
- “zappelig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon