Polyglot Dictionary

dürftig

/ˈdʏʁftɪç/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Meaning

  1. meagre

    • Das Ergebnis war dürftig.

      The result was meagre.

Similar words

kärglich

Near-total synonyms for "meagre, scanty," largely interchangeable; kärglich leans slightly more literary.

Similar in other languages

English

spare

Close — meagre relates to spare.

English

miserable

Close — meagre relates to miserable.

Practice

1 What does dürftig mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Ergebnis war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dürftig?

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