Polyglot Dictionary

kärglich

/ˈkɛʁklɪç/

adjective C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. meagre

    Built from karg (scanty) + -lich (-ly).

    • Das Essen war kärglich.

      The meal was meagre.

Made of

  • karg scanty
  • -lich -ly

Similar words

dürftig

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

Similar in other languages

English

meager

meager is the English word for the same thing — both mean "meagre."

English

spare

Close — meagre relates to spare.

Practice

1 What does kärglich mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Essen war ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches kärglich?

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