schleißig

German

Pronunciation

  • (Austria) IPA(key): /ˈʃlaɪsɪk/
  • Hyphenation: schlei‧ßig

Adjective

schleißig (strong nominative masculine singular schleißiger, comparative schleißiger, superlative am schleißigsten)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria) (of fabric and material) haggled, tattered
    Synonyms: abgenutzt, abgenützt, fadenscheinig, verschlissen, zerschlissen
  2. (Austria) (performance at a task or at work) negligent, sloppy, slovenly
    Synonyms: nachlässig, schlampig

Declension

Further reading

  • schleißig” in Duden online
  • Ebner, Jakob (2019) Duden, Österreichisches Deutsch. Wörterbuch der Gegenwartssprache in Österreich, 5th edition, Berlin: Dudenverlag, →ISBN, page 398
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