mau

(Engels)

Adj

1. (informal) unwell, queasy, poorly, ill
2. (informal) disappointing, bad, meagre (below expectations, either in quantity or quality, though typically not catastrophic)

Adv

1. badly, bad
2. slack

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/maʊ̯/

Etymologie (Engels)

Probably a blend of matt + flau, maybe with influence from mauen in the older sense of "to be weepy/annoying."

Synoniemen

ärmlich

dürftig

karg

kärglich

knapp

kümmerlich

schlecht

👎

spärlich

knausrig

mies

schovel