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fein

[faɪ̯n]

adj

LanguageGerman (Germany)

Meaning
  1. fine (not rough, coarse, or thick)
  2. fine; very good; as it should be
  3. refined; posh; fancy
  4. too good (not willing to do something or associate with it because one thinks it beneath one)
Examples

sehr feines Mehl

very fine flour

Pronunciationfaɪ̯n

Part of speechadj

Usage noteCan sometimes be used ironically to mean someone is acting too good for a situation.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.