stiefmütterlich

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German

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Etymology

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Stiefmutter (stepmother) +‎ -lich (-ly)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌmʏtɐlɪç/
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  • Hyphenation: stief‧müt‧ter‧lich

Adjective

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stiefmütterlich (strong nominative masculine singular stiefmütterlicher, comparative stiefmütterlicher, superlative am stiefmütterlichsten)

  1. stepmotherly, neglected, unloved, shabby (treatment of a person, etc.), novercal (rare)

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