pusselig

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From pusseln, pöseln (to do petty work) +‎ -ig, variants of bosseln borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈpʊsəlɪç] (standard)
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  • IPA(key): [ˈpʊsəlɪk] (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: pus‧se‧lig

Adjective[edit]

pusselig (strong nominative masculine singular pusseliger, comparative pusseliger, superlative am pusseligsten)

  1. fussy, careful in detail

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Further reading[edit]

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