nie da gewesen

German

Etymology

Literally, “never having been there”.

Adjective

nie da gewesen (strong nominative masculine singular nie da gewesener, not comparable)

1. unprecedented; hitherto unseen

   Synonym: ("previously unknown" (only roughly synonymous; implies that s.th. is perceived as shockingly extreme: )) beispiellos

   Grabenkämpfe und Giftgas verliehen dem Ersten Weltkrieg eine nie da gewesene Brutalität.

   Trench fighting and poison gas gave World War I a hitherto unseen degree of brutality.