dreist

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Low German drîste, from Old Saxon thrīsti, from Proto-West Germanic *þrīstī.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /draɪ̯st/
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Adjective[edit]

dreist (strong nominative masculine singular dreister, comparative dreister, superlative am dreistesten)

  1. bold, brash, audacious, impudent (without respect or restraint)
    Synonyms: aufdringlich, frech, unverfroren, unverschämt, zudringlich

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Further reading[edit]

  • dreist” in Duden online
  • dreist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache