deftig

Meaning

1. firm, rough, coarse (most often of speech or behaviour)
2. substantial, hearty, rustic
3. (dated, regional) solid, presentable

Concepts

hefty

solid

coarse

hearty

large

Synonyms

herzhaft

frivol

vulgär

würzig

kräftig

anstößig

obszön

ordentlich

schlüpfrig

derb

schmutzig

schweinisch

unter der Gürtellinie

zotig

unflätig

nicht salonfähig

nicht stubenrein

schamverletzend

anrüchig

geschmacksintensiv

anzüglich

dreckig

fest

geschmacklos

heikel

klobig

lasziv

schmierig

ungehörig

unzüchtig

zweideutig

Translations

pleine

plein

zwaar

stevig

massiccio

de fruit

machtig

fruité

fors

fruttato

corsé

frutado

saciador

copieux

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛftɪç/

Etymology

Via German Low German from Dutch deftig, itself seemingly from West Frisian. The original sense of the Dutch word is not quite clear but would have run on the lines of “suitable, solid, weighty”. The further semantic development has been such that the word now, arguably, has opposite senses in German (“coarse, rustic”) and Dutch (“refined, genteel”).