kuim
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch cume (“barely; almost”), from Old Dutch, from Proto-Germanic *kūma- (“pitiful, dear”). Cognate to German kaum (“barely”) and come in English comely.
Adjective
kuim (comparative kuimer, superlative kuimst)
- weak
Adverb
kuim
- barely, hardly
Synonyms
- (weak): zwak
- (barely): nauwelijks, amper