widerwärtig

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German widerwertic, from Old High German widerwart, equivalent to wider (against) +‎ -wärtig (adjective suffix denoting position).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: wi‧der‧wär‧tig

Adjective

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widerwärtig (strong nominative masculine singular widerwärtiger, comparative widerwärtiger, superlative am widerwärtigsten)

  1. distasteful
  2. abominable, abhorrent
  3. repulsive, disgusting

Declension

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Adverb

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widerwärtig

  1. distastefully
  2. abominably
    Der Weise antwortete: Du hast dich in der menschlichen Gesellschaft widerwärtig benommen.The priest answered: You have behaved abominably in this human society.
  3. repulsively

Further reading

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