achterbaks

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch achterbaecs (“behind one's back”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑx.tərˈbɑks/
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  • Hyphenation: ach‧ter‧baks
  • Rhymes: -ɑks

Adjective

achterbaks (comparative achterbakser, superlative meest achterbaks or achterbakst)

  1. shrewd, sneaky, underhand, furtive
    Hij is echt een achterbakse hond.
    He really is a sneaky bastard.

Usage notes

Acting "achterbaks" is to act in a way you wouldn't expect from well-behaved people, implied is little profit or benefit for the one doing it and big loss for the one it's done to.

Inflection
Inflection of achterbaks
uninflected achterbaks
inflected achterbakse
comparative achterbakser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial achterbaksachterbakserhet achterbakst
het achterbakste
indefinite m./f. sing. achterbakseachterbaksereachterbakste
n. sing. achterbaksachterbakserachterbakste
plural achterbakseachterbaksereachterbakste
definite achterbakseachterbaksereachterbakste
partitive achterbaksachterbaksers—
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