peinlich

Betekenis

1. woeful, hurtful
2. (archaic) penal, applying criminal law, having to do with jurisprudence competent for capital punishment
3. (archaic,relational) pertaining to or containing torture
4. embarrassing, cringeworthy, or otherwise awkward, perverse, adverse, untoward
5. (obsolete) crotchety, truculent
6. (adverbial,usually) meticulous

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpaɪ̯nˌlɪç/

Etimologie

From Pein + -lich. Similar to Dutch pijnlijk. Doublet of pingelig.