# abschlägig

abschlägig is a German adjective meaning “negative”.

## In other languages

- Русский: отрицательный

## Meanings

1. negative

## Examples

- Ich muss Ihre Anfrage abschlägig beantworten. — I must reject your request.
- Mein Nachbar beantwortete meine Bitte, seinen Baum zu fällen, abschlägig. — My neighbor rejected my request to cut his tree.
- Mein Nachbar erteilte meiner Bitte, seinen Baum zu fällen, eine abschlägige Antwort. — My neighbor rejected my request to cut his tree.

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