katzenfreundlich
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Katze (“cat”) + -n- + freundlich (“friendly”). The idiomatic sense is from the familiar notion that cats are disingenuous in their demonstrations of affection.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]katzenfreundlich (strong nominative masculine singular katzenfreundlicher, comparative katzenfreundlicher, superlative am katzenfreundlichsten)
- (idiomatic) friendly in an insincere or exaggerated way, especially in order to gain some advantage
- (rare ad-hoc formation) cat-friendly, fond of or favourable for cats
Declension
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