melig

Dutch

Etymology

From meel (“flour”) +‎ -ig (“-y”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

melig (comparative meliger, superlative meligst)

1. mealy
2. (chiefly Belgium) hokey, sappy, cheesy

   Synonym: klef

3. being bored (and) silly, cheerful (of mood)

   Zij is in een melige bui vandaag. Geen wonder, ze verveelt zich te pletter.

   She is in a silly cheerful mood today. Little surprise, she is bored stiff

Inflection

Declension of melig
uninflected	melig
inflected	melige
comparative	meliger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		melig	meliger	het meligst het meligste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	melige	meligere	meligste
	n. sing.	melig	meliger	meligste
	plural	melige	meligere	meligste
definite		melige	meligere	meligste
partitive		meligs	meligers	—

Derived terms

• melige toorts
• meligheid