kuim

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cume (“barely; almost”), from Old Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *kūma- (“pitiful, dear”). Cognate to German kaum (“barely”) and come in English comely.

Adjective

kuim (comparative kuimer, superlative kuimst)

weak

Adverb

kuim

barely, hardly

Synonyms

(weak): zwak
(barely): nauwelijks, amper

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