vinnig

Meaning

1. unfriendly in a brusque way, mean, acrimonious
2. (Southern) alert, agile
3. (obsolete) sharp, severe, intense

Concepts

acrimonious

cutting

keen

mordacious

nipping

nippy

pungent

pungently

sharp

shrewd

smart

tart

vigorously

Synonyms

bits

gemeen

krachtig

scherp

venijnig

verbitterd

rancuneus

bitsig

bijtgraag

acrimonieus

Translations

scharf

mordaç

erbittert

punyent

aspra

bissig

vigorosament

kräftig

mit Widerhaken

aspre

zubeißend

mit Stacheln versehen

οξύς

οργισμένος

حريف

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: vinnich

In summary

From Middle Dutch vinnich (“rotten”), from vinne (“pustule, blister”). The noun is cognate with Middle Low German vinne, German Finne. Further origin uncertain. Some consider it the same word as vin (“fin”, etymology 2 below), positing an original sense “pointed protrusion”, but this is speculative.