hieb- und stichfest

German edit

Etymology edit

Shortening of hiebfest und stichfest.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˌhiːpʔʊn(t)ˈʃtɪçfɛst]
  • (file)

Adjective edit

hieb- und stichfest (strong nominative masculine singular hieb- und stichfester, not comparable)

  1. watertight, ironclad (figuratively, of an argument or reasoning)

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