aufdringlich

German

Etymology

aufdringen +‎ -lich

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌdʁɪŋlɪç/
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Adjective

aufdringlich (strong nominative masculine singular aufdringlicher, comparative aufdringlicher, superlative am aufdringlichsten)

  1. intrusive, pushy, obtrusive, brash, meddlesome
    in aufdringlicher Weise ― in a pushy way
    etwas ruhig und nicht aufdringlich tun ― to do something quietly and unobtrusively
    eine sehr aufdringliche Demonstration ― a grossly intrusive demonstration

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

aufdringlich

  1. intrusively, obtrusively, importunately
    es duftet nicht aufdringlich ― it is not obtrusively fragrant

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