Adjective
ätzend
Pronunciation: /ˈɛtsənd/
lousy, dire; caustic, corrosive
C1
rank #8,974
Meanings
Adjective
- lousy, dire; caustic, corrosive
Example sentence
Das Wetter war die ganze Woche ätzend.
The weather was lousy all week.
Usage
- Das ist ätzend! — That's lousy or really annoying! Informal evaluative use
- eine ätzende Flüssigkeit — a corrosive liquid; a separate literal chemical sense
Die ständigen Unterbrechungen fand sie einfach ätzend.
She found the constant interruptions really annoying.