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schmutzig
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Dutch
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from German schmutzig. Doublet of smotsig.
Adjective
schmutzig (comparative schmutziger, superlative schmutzigst)
German
Etymology
From Schmutz + -ig, whence also dialectal Dutch smotsig. Compare also English smutty.
Pronunciation
Adjective
schmutzig (strong nominative masculine singular schmutziger, comparative schmutziger, superlative am schmutzigsten)
- dirty, filthy, grimy
- (figurative) shameless, obscene
- (dialectal, of food) fatty, fat
- Synonyms: fettig, schmalzreich
- Schmutziger Donnerstag ― Fat Thursday
Declension
Positive forms of schmutzig
Comparative forms of schmutzig
Superlative forms of schmutzig
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Descendants
Further reading
- “schmutzig” in Duden online
- “schmutzig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schmutzig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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