затхлый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zatъxlъ. Per Vasmer, a variant of за́дхлый (zádxlyj). By surface analysis, за- (za-) +‎ дох(ну́ть) (dox(nútʹ), to breathe) +‎ -лый (-lyj). Also related to ту́хлый (túxlyj).

Pronunciation

Adjective

за́тхлый (zátxlyj) (comparative (по)за́тхлее or (по)за́тхлей)

  1. musty, smelling of dampness and rot
  2. stale, spoiled from long storage
    Synonym: залежа́лый (zaležályj)
  3. (figurative) conventional, rigid, resistant to change
    Synonyms: ко́сный (kósnyj), рути́нный (rutínnyj)

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