rechthaberisch
German
Etymology
Rechthaber + -isch
Pronunciation
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Adjective
rechthaberisch (strong nominative masculine singular rechthaberischer, comparative rechthaberischer, superlative am rechthaberischsten)
- tending to consider himself right when disagreeing with other people; opinionated, bossy, dogmatic (of a person)
- Synonym: besserwisserisch
Declension
Positive forms of rechthaberisch
Comparative forms of rechthaberisch
Superlative forms of rechthaberisch
Related terms
Descendants
- → Swedish: rättshaverist (calque)
Further reading
- “rechthaberisch” in Duden online