gemelijk

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gemelijc, ghemelijc, a derivative of Middle Dutch gāme (“joke, prank”), from Old Dutch *gamen, *gaman, from Proto-West Germanic *gaman, from Proto-Germanic *gamaną. Cognate with English game.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gemelijk (comparative gemelijker, superlative gemelijkst)

cantankerous, crabbed
een gemelijke vrouw

Synonyms

(ill-tempered): slechtgehumeurd, balorig, kregel(ig)

References

Van Dale, 11. edition (1984)

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