zimperlich

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Middle Dutch zimperlije, English simper.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɪmpɐlɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: zim‧per‧lich

Adjective[edit]

zimperlich (strong nominative masculine singular zimperlicher, comparative zimperlicher, superlative am zimperlichsten)

  1. squeamish
  2. prissy

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “zimperlich”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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