kuim

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch cume (“barely; almost”), from Old Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *kūma- (“pitiful, dear”). Cognate to German kaum (“barely”) and come in English comely.

Adjective edit

kuim (comparative kuimer, superlative kuimst)

(archaic) weak
Synonym: zwak

Adverb edit

kuim

(archaic) barely, hardly
Synonyms: nauwelijks, amper.

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