unwirsch

Meaning

  1. surly, gruff, testy
  2. (archaic) angry, indignant, scornful
  3. (obsolete) contemptible, dispicable, evil

Concepts

harsh
disagreeable
surly
sour
brutal
sullen
unpleasant
rough
gruff
unkind
splenetic
stroppy
irascible
bleak
morose
nasty
peevish
pettish
petulant
sad
☹️
somber
stodgy
miserable
boring
cantankerous
cross
dismal
disquietingly
distasteful
dreary
gaunt
gloomy
grumpy
horrible
Synonyms

brummig
unfreundlich
C2
ruppig
mürrisch
C2
grob
C1
ungeschliffen
unflätig
brüsk
unhöflich
B2
harsch
43k
griesgrämig
39k
rau
C2
schroff
26k
ungalant
barsch
24k
ungehobelt
29k
rüde
37k
verdrießlich
rauh
rotzig
rüpelhaft
scharf
B1

schlechtgelaunt

schlecht gelaunt
schrill
30k
streng
B2
übellaunig
unangenehm
B2
unausstehlich
23k
ungenießbar
32k
ungnädig
unsanft

unwillig

unzivilisiert
46k
unzufrieden
C2
verändert
B1
verärgert
B2
verdrossen
widerwärtig
C2
missmutig
pampig
sauertöpfisch
verkrampft
C2

muffelig

rustikal
45k
missgelaunt
bockig
46k

unleidlich

missvergnügt

knurrig

Translations

nurks
onaardig
honds
bars
nors
stuurs
zuur
rude
brusco
bronco
onvriendelijk
arisco
brusco
rabugento
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʊnˌvɪʁʃ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German
unwirdisch
In summary

Contracted from Middle High German unwirdisch (“showing or deserving contempt”). Equivalent to Unwürde (“dishonour”) + -isch.

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