German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ruochlōs, ruochelōs, rūchelōs, from Old High German ruochalōs, ruohhalōs, from Proto-Germanic *rōkōlausaz, *rōkijalausaz, cognate with English reckless.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʁuːxloːs]
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  • Hyphenation: ruch‧los

Adjective

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ruchlos (strong nominative masculine singular ruchloser, comparative ruchloser, superlative am ruchlosesten)

  1. heinous, nefarious, profane, unholy, blasphemous, infamous, wicked, abominable

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ruchlos” in Duden online
  • ruchlos” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache