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niederträchtig

despicable, base, vile

adjective NEE-der-traekh-tikh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

contemptible, low-down

Usage Note

Niederträchtig describes morally contemptible behaviour or character; very strong in condemnation. Eine niederträchtige Tat is a base, ignoble act. Formal-literary but understood by all.

Examples

"Ihn zu denunzieren war eine niederträchtige Handlung."

Natural Translation

Denouncing him was a despicable act.

Literal Translation

To denounce him was a base action.

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