ziemlich

German

Alternative forms

• zml (Internet slang)

Etymology

From Old High German zimilīh (“befitting”) or possibly directly from ziemen +‎ -lich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsiːmlɪç/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɪm(l)ɪç/ (regional variant, including western Germany)

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Adverb

ziemlich

1. pretty, quite, rather, fairly, kind of

   Synonym: ganz

   Das Lied ist ziemlich gut. ― That song is pretty good.

2. pretty much, quite a bit

   Synonym: ganz schön

   Er hat ziemlich rumgeschrien. ― He yelled quite a bit.

Further reading

• “ziemlich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “ziemlich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon