kwalijk
Meaning
- bad, undesirable
- difficult
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʋaːlək/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch qualike, qualic, quaelick, from earlier quaedelick, equivalent to kwaad + -lijk. Compare Middle Low German quelik, quelike, Old Frisian quādelike, quālike (> West Frisian kwealik (“barely, scarcely”, adverb)).
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