räudig

German

Etymology

Räude +‎ -ig

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔʏ̯dɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔʏ̯dɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
  • Hyphenation: räu‧dig

Adjective

räudig (strong nominative masculine singular räudiger, comparative räudiger, superlative am räudigsten)

  1. mangy
  2. worn, shabby
    Synonyms: abgewetzt, kahl
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 190:
      […] Settembrini in einer Winterjacke, deren Biberkragen und Ärmelrevers vermöge enthaarter Stellen gleichsam räudig wirkten, die er jedoch elegant zu tragen wußte, […]
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Declension

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