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fahrig

flusteredly, distractedly

adverb FAH-rikh Rare
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Also means

jerkily, in a distracted manner

Usage Note

Fahrig describes hurried, nervous, unfocused movements or manner — fidgety, flustered. Fahrig blättern — to leaf through pages distractedly and nervously. It implies scattered attention and uncontrolled, jerky actions. Common in characterisations of nervous or anxious people.

Examples

"Nervös blätterte sie fahrig durch die Unterlagen."

Natural Translation

Nervously she leafed through the documents in a distracted manner.

Literal Translation

Nervously she leafed distractedly through the documents.

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