glimpflich
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German gelimpflich, from Old High German gilimpflīh, gilimphlīh, from Proto-West Germanic *galimpalīk. Cognate with Middle Low German gelimplīk, Old English ġelimplīċ. By surface analysis, derived from the obsolete noun Glimpf + -lich; compare Unglimpf.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]glimpflich (strong nominative masculine singular glimpflicher, comparative glimpflicher, superlative am glimpflichsten)
- relatively mild or lenient; not as severe or serious as could have been expected under the circumstances
- Antonyms: ernst, hart, schwer, streng
- eine glimpfliche Strafe ― a fairly lenient punishment
- glimpfliche Verletzungen ― fairly mild injuries
- Zum Glück haben uns die Milizionäre glimpflich behandelt.
- Luckily the militiamen treated us with some clemency.
- Es war extrem gefährlich, aber wir sind glimpflich davongekommen.
- It was extremely dangerous, but we got off lightly.
Declension
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