buitenissig

Dutch

Etymology

Coined in 1868 by Eduard Douwes Dekker (Multatuli) as buiten (“outside”) +‎ is (“is”, 3rd person singular of zijn, “to be”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbœy̯.təˈnɪ.səx/
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  • Hyphenation: bui‧te‧nis‧sig

Adjective

buitenissig (comparative buitenissiger, superlative buitenissigst)

  1. extravagant, weird, eccentric
  2. tawdry, obtrusive, cloying

Declension

Declension of buitenissig
uninflected buitenissig
inflected buitenissige
comparative buitenissiger
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial buitenissig buitenissiger het buitenissigst
het buitenissigste
indefinite m./f. sing. buitenissige buitenissigere buitenissigste
n. sing. buitenissig buitenissiger buitenissigste
plural buitenissige buitenissigere buitenissigste
definite buitenissige buitenissigere buitenissigste
partitive buitenissigs buitenissigers —
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