lichtscheu
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Licht (“light”) + scheu (“shy, elusive”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
lichtscheu (strong nominative masculine singular lichtscheuer, comparative lichtscheuer, superlative am lichtscheuesten or am lichtscheusten)
- (biology, horticulture, medicine) avoiding light, loving shade
- (of people) shady, seedy, involved in criminal activities
Declension[edit]
Positive forms of lichtscheu
Comparative forms of lichtscheu
Superlative forms of lichtscheu
Further reading[edit]
- “lichtscheu” in Duden online
- “lichtscheu” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “lichtscheu” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon