mulmig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From archaic Mulm +‎ -ig, related to mahlen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊlmɪç/
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

mulmig (strong nominative masculine singular mulmiger, comparative mulmiger, superlative am mulmigsten)

  1. (of topsoil) powdery, loose
    Synonyms: pulverig, locker
  2. (colloquial) uneasy; having a bad feeling
    Synonym: unbehaglich
    sie hatte ein mulmiges Gefühl
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  3. (regional) rotten, unsound
    Synonyms: faul, morsch
    die Balken sind ganz mulmig
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