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Etymology

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From weer- (against) +‎ barsten (to burst) +‎ -ig (-y).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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weerbarstig (comparative weerbarstiger, superlative weerbarstigst)

  1. rebellious, recalcitrant, unruly
  2. difficult, pesky (said of problems)
  3. difficult to shape, inflexible (said of materials)

Inflection

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Declension of weerbarstig
uninflected weerbarstig
inflected weerbarstige
comparative weerbarstiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial weerbarstig weerbarstiger het weerbarstigst
het weerbarstigste
indefinite m./f. sing. weerbarstige weerbarstigere weerbarstigste
n. sing. weerbarstig weerbarstiger weerbarstigste
plural weerbarstige weerbarstigere weerbarstigste
definite weerbarstige weerbarstigere weerbarstigste
partitive weerbarstigs weerbarstigers