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schamel.

poor, impoverished

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. poor, impoverished

  2. insignificant, pitiable, paltry

    Hij werkt voor een schamel loon.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch scamel, from Old Dutch *skamal, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Compare Old Frisian skamel, Old High German skamal.

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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.