schlechterdings

German

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schlechterdings

  1. absolutely, virtually, utterly
    Das ist schlechterdings nicht möglich.
    That’s utterly impossible.
    • 1781, Immanuel Kant, Kritik der reinen Vernunft
      Wenn etwas existiert, so muß auch ein schlechterdings notwendiges Wesen existieren.
      If something exists, an absolutely necessary being must likewise exist. (translation by J. M. D. Meiklejohn )

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