peinlich

Signification

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpaɪ̯nˌlɪç/

Étymologie

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