German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German widerwertic, from Old High German widerwart, equivalent to wider (against) +‎ -wärtig (adjective suffix denoting position).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌvɛʁtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: wi‧der‧wär‧tig

Adjective edit

widerwärtig (strong nominative masculine singular widerwärtiger, comparative widerwärtiger, superlative am widerwärtigsten)

  1. distasteful
  2. abominable, abhorrent
  3. repulsive, disgusting

Declension edit

Adverb edit

widerwärtig

  1. distastefully
  2. abominably
    Der Weise antwortete: Du hast dich in der menschlichen Gesellschaft widerwärtig benommen.The priest answered: You have behaved abominably in this human society.
  3. repulsively

Further reading edit