jämmerlich

Meaning

pitiable, miserable

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

jeemerlig

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German jæmerlich, jæmerclich, jāmerlich, æmerlich, from Old High German jāmarlīh, āmarlīh. Equivalent to Jammer + -lich.

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