jämmerlich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German jæmerlich, jæmerclich, jāmerlich, æmerlich, from Old High German jāmarlīh, āmarlīh. Equivalent to Jammer +‎ -lich.

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Adjective

jämmerlich (strong nominative masculine singular jämmerlicher, comparative jämmerlicher, superlative am jämmerlichsten)

  1. pitiable, miserable

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