hundsgemein

very mean; nasty

English translations

  1. 01

    vile

  2. 02

    nasty

  3. 03

    mean

  4. 04

    despicable

Word details

German meaning
Sehr gemein, niederträchtig oder boshaft.
English meaning
Despicable, mean
German example
Das war eine hundsgemeine Tat.
English example
That was a despicable act.
Comparative
hundsgemeinerSuperlative: am hundsgemeinsten

Example sentences with “hundsgemein”

  1. Das war eine hundsgemeine Bemerkung. (That was a very mean remark.)

Frequently asked questions

Why is it called 'hundsgemein'?

It is an intensifying prefix ('hunde-') added to 'gemein' (mean/common) to emphasize the nastiness.