süßlich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German süezlich, suozlich, sūzlich, from Old High German suozlīh, swuozlīh, equivalent to süß (“sweet”) +‎ -lich. Cognate with Dutch zoetelijk (“mawkish; sentimental”), Middle English swetly, sweetly (“pleasant; lovely”, adj).

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Adjective

süßlich (strong nominative masculine singular süßlicher, comparative süßlicher, superlative am süßlichsten)

  1. sweetish (slightly sweet)
  2. sweet in a bad way (also figurative)

Declension

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