widersinnig

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German

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Etymology

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wider- +‎ sinnig

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌzɪnɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: wi‧der‧sin‧nig

Adjective

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widersinnig (strong nominative masculine singular widersinniger, comparative widersinniger, superlative am widersinnigsten)

  1. nonsensical, absurd

Declension

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Further reading

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  • widersinnig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • widersinnig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon