vermetel

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Late Middle Dutch vermetel, from vermeten (“audacious, overconfident”) influenced by -el, originally a reflexive verb meaning “to overestimate oneself, to be overconfident, to mismeasure”, from ver- + meten, related to mate. Equivalent to ver- +‎ meten with assimilation to -el. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌvərˈmeː.təl/ Hyphenation: ver‧me‧tel Rhymes: -eːtəl === Adjective === vermetel (comparative vermeteler, superlative vermetelst) audacious, daring ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (audacious): driest, onvervaard, stoutmoedig, vermeten ==== Derived terms ==== vermetelheid ==== Related terms ==== maat meten === Adverb === vermetel audaciously, daringly