glimpflich

Betekenis (Engels)

relatively mild or lenient; not as severe or serious as could have been expected under the circumstances

Sinonieme

mild

nachsichtig

sanft

harmlos

friedlich

weich

locker

umschreibend

verblümt

barmherzig

glimpflich <milde>

beschönigend

euphemistisch

gelinde

indirekt

lax

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡlɪm(p)f.lɪç/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle High German gelimpflich, from Old High German gilimphlīh, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Cognate with Middle Low German gelimplīk, Old English ġelimplīċ. Derived from the obsolete noun Glimpf + -lich; compare Unglimpf.

Sinne

Die Folge war eine schwere Verletzung und damit bin ich noch glimpflich davon gekommen .

The result was a serious injury and I got away with it.