German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German smæhelich, smāhelich, smāhlich, smēlich, from Old High German smāhlīh, from Proto-West Germanic *smāhalīk, *smāhīlīk, equivalent to schmähen +‎ -lich.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmɛːlɪç/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmeː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: schmäh‧lich

Adjective

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schmählich (strong nominative masculine singular schmählicher, comparative schmählicher, superlative am schmählichsten)

  1. shameful, ignominious, dishonorable

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