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slikts

Pronunciation: [ˈslikt͡s]

“slikts” is a Latvian word. Its 8 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. bad ((of people) not following moral rules, treating others in a cruel or insensitive way; (of their actions) typical of such people)
  2. bad ((of people) among whom there are disagreements, misunderstandings, hostile relations; (of their actions, relations) typical of such people)
  3. bad (who carry out their duties ineptly, inattentively, unconvincingly, irresponsibly)
  4. bad (which is unsuitable, inappropriate, does not fit the requirements of its kind)
  5. bad (not performing its function appropriately; causing unpleasant feelings)
  6. bad, poor, difficult (not fitting certain requirements or expectations)
  7. bad (small, negligible in quantity or quality; less than average)
  8. bad, poor (which causes displeasure, which makes something be unwanted)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German slicht (“plain, simple, common, without value, inferior, inappropriate”), or from Middle Dutch slicht (“simple, common”); compare German schlecht (“bad, evil”). First found in 17th- and 18th-century dictionaries, still marked as a Germanism; at that time, the word mentioned as a translation for German schlecht was nelietis (now a noun meaning “villain,”…

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