kuim
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch cume (“barely; almost”), from Old Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *kūma- (“pitiful, dear”). Cognate to German kaum (“barely”) and come in English comely.
Adjective[edit]
kuim (comparative kuimer, superlative kuimst)
Adverb[edit]
kuim
- (archaic) barely, hardly
- Synonyms: nauwelijks, amper.