abfällig
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German abe-vellec, abevellec. By surface analysis, ab- + fällig. Also analyzable as Abfall + -ig.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈapˌfɛlɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈapˌfɛlɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ab‧fäl‧lig
Adjective
[edit]abfällig (strong nominative masculine singular abfälliger, comparative abfälliger, superlative am abfälligsten)
- derogatory, disparaging
- Synonyms: abschätzig, herabsetzend, verächtlich
- eine abfällige Bemerkung ― a snide remark
- Er machte ein paar abfällige und verächtliche Bemerkungen. ― He made some derogatory and disparaging remarks.
Declension
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[edit]Adverb
[edit]abfällig
- disparagingly, pejoratively
- Synonym: in abfälliger Weise
- sich abfällig äußern über ― to speak disparagingly of
- Er äußerte sich abfällig über seinen Lehrer. ― He made some disparaging remarks about his teacher.
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