schwammig

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German

Etymology

Schwamm +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvamɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvamɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: schwam‧mig
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Adjective

schwammig (comparative schwammiger, superlative am schwammigsten)

  1. pulpy, spongy
  2. (figuratively) imprecise
    Das ist ein schwammiger Begriff.

Declension

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See also

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