Vocabulary
sperrig
/ˈʃpɛʁɪç/· adjective
bulky, unwieldy; (of a text, a title) clunky, hard to digest
A wardrobe is sperrig when it won't fit through the door; a title made of three long compound nouns is sperrig in any text.
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- Komparativ
- sperriger
- Superlativ
- am sperrigsten
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sperrig
bulky, awkward to carry
Das Sofa ist zu sperrig für den Lift.
The sofa is too bulky for the lift.
Word family
sperrigsperrento block, to close offdas Sperrgutbulky goodsder Sperrmüllbulky waste (old furniture)
Common combinations
- ein sperriger Begriffan unwieldy term
- sperriges Gepäckbulky luggage
- sperrig klingento sound clunky
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
unhandlichschwerfällig
↔ Opposites
handlicheingängig
Real examples
- „Verwaltungsvereinfachung“ ist ein sperriges Wort für eine einfache Sache.'Verwaltungsvereinfachung' is a clunky word for a simple thing.
- Sperrige Möbel werden extra abgeholt.Bulky furniture is collected separately.
- Die These ist klug, aber sperrig formuliert.The thesis is clever but awkwardly phrased.
