schmierig
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German smerwic, smerewic, from Old High German *smerwīg, *smerewīg, from Proto-West Germanic *smerwig, equivalent to Schmiere + -ig. Perhaps also influenced by earlier Middle Low German smērich, which is directly from smēr, cognate of German Schmer.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈʃmiːʁɪç/ (standard)
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈʃmiːʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: schmie‧rig
Adjective edit
schmierig (strong nominative masculine singular schmieriger, comparative schmieriger, superlative am schmierigsten)
- smudgy, mucky (covered with sticky dirt or fat residue)
- (chiefly colloquial, usually of men) overtly polite, but with an underlying arrogance and possessiveness; oleaginous; unctuous; smarmy
- Ihr Verlobter ist der typische schmierige Bankberater.
- Her fiancé is a typical oleaginous bank officer.
Declension edit
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Synonyms edit
- (smudgy): klebrig; schmuddelig; pekig (regional)