wehrhaft

German

Etymology

Wehr or wehren + -haft

Pronunciation

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Adjective

wehrhaft (strong nominative masculine singular wehrhafter, comparative wehrhafter, superlative am wehrhaftesten)

  1. able and willing to defend itself
    ein wehrhaftes Tieran animal willing to fight back
    wehrhafte Demokratiedefensive democracy
  2. (chiefly historical) well-fortified
    eine wehrhafte Burga well-fortified castle

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