nachtragend

German

Etymology

Literally, carrying after. From the phrase einem etwas nachtragen (to hold a grudge against someone for something, literally to carry something after someone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːχˌtʁaːɡənt/
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Participle

nachtragend

  1. present participle of nachtragen

Adjective

nachtragend (strong nominative masculine singular nachtragender, comparative nachtragender, superlative am nachtragendsten)

  1. unforgiving, grudgy, resentful, rancorous (slow to forgive and forget; tending to harbor long-lasting bitterness against those by whom one feels wronged)

Declension