dummdreist
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from the Middle Low German compound dumdrīste, in which dum (dumm) did not mean "stupid" but rather "reckless". Later interpreted more literally as dumm + dreist, literally “dumb-brash”.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dummdreist (strong nominative masculine singular dummdreister, comparative dummdreister, superlative am dummdreistesten)
- audacious, reckless (impudent, stupid, inappropriate through lacking consideration); generally of speech or social behaviour, not dangerous acts
- Es war schon dummdreist, den Richter in der Pause zu fragen, was ein Freispruch kosten würde.
- It was audacious to ask the judge during the break how much it would cost to be acquitted.
Declension
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “dummdreist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “dummdreist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon