stiefmütterlich
German
editEtymology
editStiefmutter (“stepmother”) + -lich (“-ly”)
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editstiefmütterlich (strong nominative masculine singular stiefmütterlicher, comparative stiefmütterlicher, superlative am stiefmütterlichsten)
- stepmotherly, neglected, unloved, shabby (treatment of a person, etc.), novercal (rare)
Declension
editPositive forms of stiefmütterlich
Comparative forms of stiefmütterlich
Superlative forms of stiefmütterlich
Derived terms
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editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “stiefmütterlich” in Duden online
- “stiefmütterlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache