üsselig.
shabby, unattractive (e.g. of clothes, furniture)
Meaning & usage
shabby, unattractive (e.g. of clothes, furniture)
Den üsseligen Mantel kannste ma’ wegschmeißen.
wet and cold, unpleasant (of weather)
Bei dem üsseligen Wetter geh ich nich’ raus.
Where this word comes from
From western German dialects (Ripuarian, Low Franconian, Westphalian). Compare Central Franconian Osel, Ussel (“hardship; junk; bad weather”). The also existing adjective onösel (meaning among other things “stupid, naïve”) is probably related to Dutch onnozel, but its connection with the above Osel may be secondary since the Dutch word is from a stem with initial n-. Another possible connection is with Middle High German usele, üsele (“ashes”).
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