schmerzlich
/ˈʃmɛʁtslɪç/
adjective
C1
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
schmerzhaft means "painful" physically; schmerzlich means "painful" emotionally or figuratively, like a painful loss.
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Practice
1 What does schmerzlich mean?
painful
2 Which fingerprint chart matches schmerzlich?
schmerzlich: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, negative connotation.
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