brenzlig
German
Etymology
From the vb. brenzeln (“to smell burnt things”), itself from brennen (“to burn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪç/ (standard)
(file) (file) - IPA(key): /ˈbʁɛnt͡slɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
(file) - Hyphenation: brenz‧lig
Adjective
brenzlig (strong nominative masculine singular brenzliger, comparative brenzliger, superlative am brenzligsten)
- (dated) smelling of combusted or burnt materials
- Tritt also der brenzlige Geruch auf, so ist das der sicherste Beweis, daß tierische Fasern vorhanden sind
- If a smell of burnt (matter) is perceived, that is the surest proof of animal fibres being involved
- (by extension) ticklish, dangerous, unsettling
- Synonyms: bedenklich, heikel, gefährlich
- Der Sport-Club hatte in mehreren brenzligen Situationen Glück
- The sport team has been lucky in many ticklish situations
Declension
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