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faliekant.

completely, entirely; chiefly modifying mis, fout, verkeerd or synonyms or verbs that indicate something going wrong; indicating opposition.

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈfaː.liˌkɑnt/
  1. completely, entirely; chiefly modifying mis, fout, verkeerd or synonyms or verbs that indicate something going wrong; indicating opposition.

  2. wrongly, awry, completely wrong

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch faliecant. The second element is simply kant; the first is Middle Dutch faegle, from Old French faille (“flaw”), which does not survive in Modern Dutch. Originally a noun, which then became an adjective and is now predominantly used as an adverb.

noun/ˈfaː.liˌkɑnt/
  1. a side that does not have straight line; a crooked, deficient side

    archaic · masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch faliecant. The second element is simply kant; the first is Middle Dutch faegle, from Old French faille (“flaw”), which does not survive in Modern Dutch. Originally a noun, which then became an adjective and is now predominantly used as an adverb.

adj/ˈfaː.liˌkɑnt/
  1. wrong, incorrect, mistaken

    not-comparable
  2. egregious

    not-comparable
  3. having a side that does not have straight line

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch faliecant. The second element is simply kant; the first is Middle Dutch faegle, from Old French faille (“flaw”), which does not survive in Modern Dutch. Originally a noun, which then became an adjective and is now predominantly used as an adverb.

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