liederlich
Meaning
slovenly, wanton, dissolute, lax
Concepts
Synonyms
schwelgerisch
unsorgfältig
pfuschig
Nissen essend
libertin
schlurig
wie bei Hempels unterm Sofa
schlampert
Luder-
Lotter-
degeneriert
Holzschuh
Translations
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
liederlig
Basel-Landschaft
liedrig
Basel-Landschaft
windig
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈliːdɐlɪç/
Etymology
In summary
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ludraz (“useless; worthless; bad”). Compare Old Norse loddari (“juggler; tramp”), Old High German lotar (“vain; void; insignificant”), Dutch lodder (“a wanton”), Old English loddere (“pauper, beggar”) and English lither. See also lotterig (“slovenly”).
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