driest

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

driest

  1. superlative form of dry: most dry

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German drīste, from Old Saxon thrīsti, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīstī.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /drist/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: driest
  • Rhymes: -ist

Adjective[edit]

driest (comparative driester, superlative meest driest or driestst)

  1. bold, reckless

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of driest
uninflected driest
inflected drieste
comparative driester
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial driest driester het driestst
het driestste
indefinite m./f. sing. drieste driestere driestste
n. sing. driest driester driestste
plural drieste driestere driestste
definite drieste driestere driestste
partitive driests driesters

Derived terms[edit]

Plautdietsch[edit]

Adjective[edit]

driest

  1. bold, confident
  2. brassy, forward