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schlecht

Pronunciation: /ʃlɛçt/

“schlecht” is a German word. Its 9 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. bad, evil, wicked (the opposite of good; immoral)
  2. bad (unskilled; of limited ability)
  3. bad (unhealthy, unwell)
  4. bad (of poor physical appearance)
  5. bad, off (spoiled, rotten, overripe)
  6. sick, nauseated
  7. dirty (dishonourable)

adverb

  1. badly, poorly, not well (in a bad or poor manner)
  2. with difficulty, not easily

Etymology

From earlier slecht, from Middle High German slëht, from Old High German slëht (see also schlicht), from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz. Cognate with English slight, Dutch slecht, Afrikaans sleg, Icelandic sléttur, Faroese slættur, Swedish slätt, Danish slet, Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (slaihts), and Norwegian slett.

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