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slet

Pronunciation: [ˈslɛd̥]

“slet” is a Danish word. Its 6 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. bad
  2. evil
  3. plain

adverb

  1. at all (always before the negation: slet ikke, slet ingen)
  2. simply - in the phrase slet og ret (“simply”)
  3. quite - in the phrase ikke slet så (“not quite as”)

Etymology

From Old Norse sléttr, from Proto-Germanic *slihtaz, cognate with English slight, German slecht, slicht, with meaning influenced by Middle Low German slicht, slecht.

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