rotzig
dieNounsnotty; cheeky; insolent (colloquial)
English translations
- 01
filthy
- 02
rotten
- 03
snotty
Word details
- German meaning
- Rotzigkeit bezeichnet eine freche, unverschämte oder respektlose Art und Weise.
- English meaning
- Impudence, insolence, disrespect.
- German example
- Seine Rotzigkeit brachte ihn in Schwierigkeiten.
- English example
- His impudence got him into trouble.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Rotzigkeit
- Plural Form
- die Rotzigkeiten
Related words
- trotzig
obstinate
- protzig
flashy
- protzig
arrogant
- trotzig
defiant
- trotzig
stubborn
- protzig
boastful
- protzig
Showy, ostentatious
- trotzig
Defiant, stubborn, resistant.
- staffieren
To adorn, to furnish, to embellish
- Trutz
Defiance
- Schickimicki
Snob
- trutzen
To defy means to behave defiantly or reluctantly, often to assert one's will or express dissatisfaction.
- prätentiös
Pretentious
- parvenühaft
Parvenu-like, ostentatious
- bockig
Stubborn, obstinate
- neureich
nouveau riche
- trutzig
defiant, obstinate
- schlicht hoheitlich
"Schlicht hoheitlich" describes a dignified but unobtrusive manner that commands respect without appearing ostentatious.
- angeberisch
Boastful
- widerborstig
Obstinate
- widerspenstig
Recalcitrant, disobedient
- ostentativ
Ostentatious
- Stenz
Playboy, sugar daddy
Example sentences with “rotzig”
Er gab eine rotzige Antwort. (He gave a snotty/insolent answer.)
Frequently asked questions
How offensive is 'rotzig'?
It is quite informal and rude. It implies someone is being disrespectful or arrogant.