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tunlichst

if at all possible, as far as possible

adverb TOON-likh-st Rare
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Also means

advisably

Usage Note

Tunlichst means one should try as hard as possible to do or avoid something: tunlichst vermeiden, tunlichst schweigen. It has a formal, somewhat old-fashioned register and is more common in written German.

Examples

"Man sollte solche Themen tunlichst vermeiden."

Natural Translation

One should avoid such topics if at all possible.

Literal Translation

One should such topics as-far-as-possible avoid.

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