peinlich

Significado

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈpaɪ̯nˌlɪç/

Etimología

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