dummdreist

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from the Middle Low German compound dumdrīste, in which dum (dumm) did not mean "stupid" but rather "reckless". Later interpreted more literally as dumm +‎ dreist, literally “dumb-brash”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʊmˌdʁaɪ̯st/ === Adjective === dummdreist (strong nominative masculine singular dummdreister, comparative dummdreister, superlative am dummdreistesten) audacious, reckless (impudent, stupid, inappropriate through lacking consideration); generally of speech or social behaviour, not dangerous acts ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Dummdreistigkeit === Further reading === “dummdreist”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “dummdreist” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon