dreist

German

Etymology

From Middle Low German drîste, from Old Saxon thrīsti, from Proto-Germanic *þrīstiz, from Proto-Indo-European *tréystis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /draɪ̯st/
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Adjective

dreist (comparative dreister, superlative am dreiststen)

  1. bold, brash, audacious, impudent (without respect or restraint)

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