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pej.I Adj. oversensitive, soft umg., wet umg.; (leicht Ekel empfindend) squeamish; (geziert) affected; (prüde) prissy umg.; sei nicht so zimperlich don’t make such a fussII Adv.: wenig zimperlich (unsanft) none too gently; (bedenkenlos) unscrupulously; nicht gerade zimperlich mit jemandem umgehen treat s.o. none too gently, not exactly treat s.o. with kid gloves* * *demure; prissy; prudish; squeamish; gingerly* * *zịm|per|lich ['tsImpɐlɪç]1. adj(= überempfindlich) nervous (gegen about); (beim Anblick von Blut etc) squeamish; (= prüde) prissy; (= wehleidig) soft2. advoversensitively* * *zim·per·lich[ˈtsɪmpɐlɪç]sei nicht so \zimperlich don't be such a sissy* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv timid; (leicht angeekelt) squeamish; (prüde) prissy; (übertrieben rücksichtsvoll) over-scrupulous2.adverbial s. Adj. timidly; squeamishly; prissily; over-scrupulously* * *zimperlich pejA. adj oversensitive, soft umg, wet umg; (leicht Ekel empfindend) squeamish; (geziert) affected; (prüde) prissy umg;sei nicht so zimperlich don’t make such a fussB. adv:nicht gerade zimperlich mit jemandem umgehen treat sb none too gently, not exactly treat sb with kid gloves* * *1.(abwertend) Adjektiv timid; (leicht angeekelt) squeamish; (prüde) prissy; (übertrieben rücksichtsvoll) over-scrupulous2.adverbial s. Adj. timidly; squeamishly; prissily; over-scrupulously* * *adj.demure adj.prissy adj.prudish adj.squeamish adj. adv.demurely adv.prissily adv.prudishly adv.squeamishly adv.
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