räudig

German

Alternative forms

reudig (nonstandard, but somewhat common in colloquial usage)

Etymology

From Räude +‎ -ig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔʏ̯dɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɔʏ̯dɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Audio (Austria):(file)
  • Hyphenation: räu‧dig

Adjective

räudig (strong nominative masculine singular räudiger, comparative räudiger, superlative am räudigsten)

  1. mangy
  2. (uncommon) worn, shabby
    Synonyms: abgewetzt, kahl
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 2, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 190:
      [] Settembrini in einer Winterjacke, deren Biberkragen und Ärmelrevers vermöge enthaarter Stellen gleichsam räudig wirkten, die er jedoch elegant zu tragen wußte, []
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  3. (colloquial, derogatory) awful, disgusting (in terms of taste, quality, honorableness, etc.)

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