kuim

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cume (“barely; almost”), from Old Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *kūma- (“pitiful, dear”). Cognate to German kaum (“barely”) and come in English comely.

Adjective

kuim (comparative kuimer, superlative kuimst)

  1. (archaic) weak
    Synonym: zwak

Adverb

kuim

  1. (archaic) barely, hardly
    Synonyms: nauwelijks, amper.
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