halsbrecherisch
German
Pronunciation
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Adjective
halsbrecherisch (strong nominative masculine singular halsbrecherischer, comparative halsbrecherischer, superlative am halsbrecherischsten)
- incredibly dangerous; breakneck
- Synonym: lebensgefährlich
- Skeleton ist ein halsbrecherischer Sport. ― Skeleton is an incredibly dangerous sport.
- mit halsbrecherischer Geschwindigkeit ― at a breakneck pace
Usage notes
- More generally applicable than English breakneck (which is only used to describe incredibly fast speeds).
Declension
Positive forms of halsbrecherisch
Comparative forms of halsbrecherisch
Superlative forms of halsbrecherisch
Further reading
- “halsbrecherisch” in Duden online