grindig

Meaning

1. scabby, impetiginous
2. (Austria, Bavaria, colloquial) grubby, disgusting, repulsive

Concepts

lousily

scabby

Synonyms

räudig

schmutzig

krätzig

schorfig

Translations

brutto

schifosamente

perramente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʁɪndɪç/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: grindic

Inherited from Old High German: *grintīg

Cognate with Middle Low German: grindich

Cognate with Dutch: grindig

Cognate with German: grindicht

In summary

From Middle High German grindic, grintic, grintec, from Old High German *grintīg, *grintag, from Proto-West Germanic *grindag (“rashy, scabby”), equivalent to Grind + -ig. Cognate with Middle Low German grindich (“scabby”), obsolete Dutch grindig (“scabby”). Compare also German grindicht.