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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pinlig.

painful

6 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈpʰiːnli]

  1. painful

    archaic

  2. awkward, embarrassing

  3. embarrassed

    proscribed
Where this word comes from

Equivalent to pine (“torment”) + lig. From Middle Low German pīnlik, cf. German peinlich, which has influenced the semantic development of the Danish word.

adv[ˈpʰiːnli]

  1. precisely

Where this word comes from

Equivalent to pine (“torment”) + lig. From Middle Low German pīnlik, cf. German peinlich, which has influenced the semantic development of the Danish word.

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