schimpflich
German
Etymology
Middle High German [Term?]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃɪmp͡flɪç/
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Adjective
schimpflich (strong nominative masculine singular schimpflicher, comparative schimpflicher, superlative am schimpflichsten)
- (dated) deplorable, ignominious
- Synonyms: schändlich, schmählich
- 1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:
- Als treulos muß er verachten / Die eigne Herzliebste sein, / Als schimpflich muß er betrachten / Die eigne Liebespein.
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Further reading
- “schimpflich” in Duden online
- “schimpflich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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