spöttisch
B2mocking / ridiculing
- English meaning
- mocking / ridiculing
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spöttisch in a sentence
Sein spöttischer Ton verletzte sie tief.
His mocking tone hurt her deeply.
Comparative and superlative
spöttisch → spöttischer → am spöttischsten
Word family
spöttisch is built from der Tisch (table). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where spöttisch comes from
Derivation (Ableitung) des Substantivs Spott mit der Suffigierung -isch
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Questions about spöttisch
What is the comparative of spöttisch?
spöttisch → spöttischer → am spöttischsten.
What does spöttisch mean in English?
spöttisch means "mocking / ridiculing". For example: "Sein spöttischer Ton verletzte sie tief." — "His mocking tone hurt her deeply."
What level is spöttisch in German?
spöttisch is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the negative character traits vocabulary.
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