skurril

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin scurrīlis, from scurra (jester, joker). Compare Italian scurrile and English scurrilous.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /skʊˈʁiːl/

Adjective

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skurril (strong nominative masculine singular skurriler, comparative skurriler, superlative am skurrilsten)

  1. bizarre, absurd, droll
    Synonyms: bizarr, eigenartig, komisch
    Das ist eine skurrile Idee.
    That's a weird idea.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • skurril” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • skurril” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • skurril” in Duden online
  • skurril” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

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Adjective

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skurril (masculine skurrilen, neuter skurriilt, comparative méi skurril, superlative am skurriilsten)

  1. farcical, comical, ludicrous

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