Meanings
adjectiveverlig (comparative more verlig, superlative most verlig)
comparative more verlig · superlative most verlig
- South Africapolitically optimistic and receptive to change
The Hertzog Group supporters were labelled verkramp, and the Vorster supporters verlig. The fact, of course, is that the vast majority of Afrikaner Nationalists were and are verkramp, and only a small minority verlig.
1979, J. H. P. Serfontein, Brotherhood of Power: An Exposé of the Secret Afrikaner Broederbond
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Dutchverlicht
- Afrikaansverlig
- Englishverlig
From Afrikaans verlig from Dutch verlicht.
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APA
verlig. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verlig
MLA
“verlig.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verlig. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verlig,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verlig.
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