Teutonic

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adjective

Teu·​ton·​ic tü-ˈtä-nik How to pronounce Teutonic (audio)
tyü-
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Teutons
Teutonically
tü-ˈtä-ni-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce Teutonic (audio)
tyü-
adverb

Teutonic

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noun

: germanic

Examples of Teutonic in a Sentence

Adjective a Teutonic commitment to hard work
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Adjective
Six days later, off the southern coast of Ireland, a German U-boat torpedoed the ship’s starboard side with such Teutonic precision that its funnels were underwater in eighteen minutes. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether. — Max Norman, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
Noun
However, there is no evidence linking the figure to the Teutonic Order, and no inscriptions confirm that connection. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025 If Cannes is frantic and elite, Berlin Teutonic and Venice pricey, KV is easy-going, laid back, egalitarian, a true young people’s fest. — Steven Gaydos, Variety, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for Teutonic

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1618, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1612, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Teutonic was in 1612

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“Teutonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Teutonic. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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Teutonic

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: the Germanic languages
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