achterbaks

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch achterbaecs (behind one's back).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑx.tərˈbɑks/
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  • Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧baks
  • Rhymes: -ɑks

Adjective[edit]

achterbaks (comparative achterbakser, superlative meest achterbaks or achterbakst)

  1. shrewd, sneaky, underhand, furtive
    Hij is echt een achterbakse hond.
    He really is a sneaky bastard.

Usage notes[edit]

Acting "achterbaks" is to act in a way you wouldn't expect from well-behaved people, implied is little profit or benefit for the one doing it and big loss for the one it's done to.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of achterbaks
uninflected achterbaks
inflected achterbakse
comparative achterbakser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial achterbaks achterbakser het achterbakst
het achterbakste
indefinite m./f. sing. achterbakse achterbaksere achterbakste
n. sing. achterbaks achterbakser achterbakste
plural achterbakse achterbaksere achterbakste
definite achterbakse achterbaksere achterbakste
partitive achterbaks achterbaksers