German

Alternative forms

• usselig (more Rhenish, while üsselig is more Westphalian)

Adjective

üsselig ‎(comparative üsseliger, superlative am üsseligst)

1. (colloquial, regional, western Germany) shabby, unattractive (e.g. of clothes, furniture)

   Den üsseligen Mantel kannste ma’ wegschmeißen.

   You should throw out that shabby jacket sometime.

2. (colloquial, regional, western Germany) wet and cold, unpleasant (of weather)

   Bei dem üsseligen Wetter geh ich nich’ raus.

   I won’t leave the house with this unpleasant weather.