unwirsch

== German == === Alternative forms === unwirdisch, unwirrisch (obsolete) === Etymology === Contracted from Middle High German unwirdisch (“showing or deserving contempt”). Equivalent to Unwürde (“dishonour”) +‎ -isch. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʊnˌvɪʁʃ/ === Adjective === unwirsch (strong nominative masculine singular unwirscher, comparative unwirscher, superlative am unwirschesten or am unwirschsten) surly, gruff, testy Synonyms: mürrisch, griesgrämig, unfreundlich, pampig 1898, Ilse Frapan, "Der Sitter" in Deutsche Rundschau, Gebrüder Paetel, volume 96, page 359: (archaic) angry, indignant, scornful (obsolete) contemptible, dispicable, evil ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “unwirsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “unwirsch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon