schlechterdings.
plainly, absolutely, utterly
Meaning & usage
plainly, absolutely, utterly
Das ist schlechterdings unmöglich.
Where this word comes from
17th century, from schlechter Dinge (adverbial genitive plural) + -s (adverbial suffix, here redundant). The adjective schlecht retains the older sense “plain, simple”, now otherwise restricted to the variant schlicht (see there).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.