windelweich

== German == === Etymology === Windel (“diaper”) +‎ weich (“soft”); surface analysis being "as soft as a diaper", hence the range of meanings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɪndl̩ˈvaɪ̯ç/ === Adjective === windelweich (strong nominative masculine singular windelweicher, not comparable) weak, submissive (colloquial, related to fighting) severe Synonym: krankenhausreif jemanden windelweich prügeln/schlagen ― to beat the daylights out of someone; to beat to a pulp ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “windelweich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “windelweich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon