stiefmütterlich

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German

Etymology

Stiefmutter (stepmother) +‎ -lich (-ly) (Stiefmutter > stiefmütter- + -lich)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːfˌmʏtɐlɪç/
  • Hyphenation: stief‧müt‧ter‧lich
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Adjective

stiefmütterlich (comparative stiefmütterlicher, superlative am stiefmütterlichsten)

  1. stepmotherly, neglected, unloved, shabby (treatment of a person, etc.), novercal (rare)

Declension

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