ätzend

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛtsənd/
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Participle

ätzend

  1. present participle of ätzen

Adjective

ätzend (strong nominative masculine singular ätzender, comparative ätzender, superlative am ätzendsten)

  1. corrosive, caustic, acrid, searing
  2. (figurative) scathing, caustic
    ätzende Kritik(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (colloquial, figurative, somewhat dated) annoying, horrible
    Synonyms: abscheulich, furchtbar
    • 2001, “Fast 30”, in Demotape, performed by Fettes Brot ft. SkunkFunk:
      Ich weiß, das mit dem Schätzen ist schwierig / Ich find’s nur ätzend, wenn ich auf der Tanke kein Bier krich!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Further reading

  • ätzend” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ätzend” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ätzend” in Duden online