bescheiden.
modest, humble (of a person)
Meaning & usage
modest, humble (of a person)
bescheidener Anfang
limited, disappointing, little (of qualities, especially success/growth)
euphemistic form of beschissen (“shitty”)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German bescheiden (“to assign; to inform”). By surface analysis, be- + scheiden. The adjective was originally the past participle.
to confer the decision or fate formally, to announce, to proclaim
to accept so as to become content with
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German bescheiden (“to assign; to inform”). By surface analysis, be- + scheiden. The adjective was originally the past participle.
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