# mau

mau is a German adjective meaning “unwell”. Forms: mauer, am mauesten/am mausten.

## Forms

- Comparative: mauer
- Superlative: am mauesten/am mausten

## Adjective

1. _colloquial_ unwell, queasy, poorly, ill
   - Mir ist mau. — I feel queasy/ill/poorly.
2. _colloquial_ disappointing, bad, meagre (below expectations, either in quantity or quality, though typically not catastrophic)
   - Die Lage ist mau. — The situation is bad.

## Adverb

1. _colloquial_ badly, bad
2. _colloquial_ slack
   - Die Geschäfte gehen mau. — Business is slack.

## Examples

- Manche sind schlau, manche mau. — Some are wise, some are otherwise.

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