lelijk
Opposite of
mooi
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈleː.lək/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch leetlijc, lelic. Equivalent to leed (“sorrow”) + -lijk (“-like”). Cognate with Old Saxon lēthlīk, Old High German leidlīh (but modern German leidlich (“tolerable”) is not directly related), Old Frisian lēthlik, Old English lāðlīc (Modern English loathly).
Related words
feio
feo
laid
hässlich
brutto
turpis
lleig
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