vortrefflich

German

Etymology

vor- + trefflich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foːʁˈtʁɛflɪç/, [foːɐ̯ˈtʁɛflɪç]
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Adjective

vortrefflich (strong nominative masculine singular vortrefflicher, comparative vortrefflicher, superlative am vortrefflichsten)

  1. excellent, splendid

Declension

Adverb

vortrefflich

  1. excellently, splendidly
    Es ging dem Mann vortrefflich
    It was going splendidly for the man

Derived terms

  • Vortrefflichkeit

Descendants

  • Dutch: voortreffelijk (calque)

Further reading

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