unterirdisch

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German

Etymology

From unter- +‎ Erde +‎ -isch.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unterirdisch (not comparable)

  1. underground, subterranean
  2. (figuratively, informal) abysmal (extremely bad; terrible)
    • 2014, Der Spiegel, issue 47/2014, page 136:
      Die Kommunikationsführung von Bayreuth ist unterirdisch: hoheitlich, kalt und nicht dialogfähig.
      The communication management of the Bayreuth Festival is abysmal: authoritarian, cold and unable to communicate.
    Synonym: unter aller Sau

Declension

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Further reading

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