knackig

German

Etymology

knacken +‎ -ig

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknakɪç/ (standard)
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  • IPA(key): /ˈknakɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: kna‧ckig

Adjective

knackig (strong nominative masculine singular knackiger, comparative knackiger, superlative am knackigsten)

  1. crisp, crunchy
  2. (of humans) youthful and attractive
  3. succinct, to the point
    Synonym: prägnant

Declension

Derived terms

  • kurz und knackig (“short and to the point”)

Further reading

  • “knackig” in Duden online
  • “knackig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “knackig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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