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abfällig (adj/adv)
   derisive(ly), disparaging(ly); adverse

Durch seine abfälligen Äußerungen über Ausländer und Arme in Berlin gerät Thilo Sarrazin zunehmend in Bedrängnis.
Because of his derisive comments about foreigners and poor people in Berlin, Thilo Sarrazin is coming under increasing pressure [to resign his position on the board of the Bundesbank].

Related:
die Abfälligkeit derision
der Abfall refuse, waste, rubbish, garbage; litter, trash
Darüber wurde abfällig geurteilt. A dim view was taken of that.

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