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straff.

tight, firm, of an object that could also be slack

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʃtʁaf/
  1. tight, firm, of an object that could also be slack

    also · figuratively
    ein straffes Programm
Where this word comes from

From late Middle High German straf, cognate with Dutch straf, with further origin uncertain. However, a semantic connection Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter(h₁)- (“to be stiff; be rigid; exert”) (whence Proto-Germanic *staraz (“stiff”)) has been proposed (DWDS).

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