spießig
stuffy; bourgeois; square
English translations
- 01
stuffy
- 02
bourgeois
- 03
conventional
- 04
prudish
Word details
- German meaning
- Engstirnig, konservativ und übertrieben an traditionellen Werten festhaltend.
- English meaning
- Stuffy
- Synonym
- konventionell, bieder
- German example
- Seine spießige Einstellung stieß viele Leute ab.
- English example
- His stuffy attitude turned many people off.
- Comparative
- spießigerSuperlative: am spießigsten
Related words
- philiströs
Philistine
- Philister
A philistine is a person perceived as being uncultured, narrow-minded, and conventional.
- Purpurkrämer
Stickler, nitpicker
- kleinbürgerlich
Kleinbürgerlich describes a conservative, petty, and convention-minded lifestyle.
- bieder
Plain, unpretentious, stuffy
- piefig
Narrow-minded None
- bünzlig
Bünzlig describes a person who is petty-bourgeois, narrow-minded, and excessively tidy.
- Bünzli
Petty bourgeois, square
Example sentences with “spießig”
Das ist ein sehr spießiger Lebensstil. (That is a very stuffy lifestyle.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'spießig' an insult?
Yes, it is often used to criticize someone for being narrow-minded or overly conventional.