зверхній

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From зве́рху (zvérxu, from above) +‎ -ній (-nij).

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Adjective

зве́рхній (zvérxnij) (comparative зве́рхніший, superlative найзве́рхніший, adverb зве́рхньо, abstract noun зве́рхність)

  1. condescending, patronizing, supercilious, arrogant, haughty
    Synonyms: зарозумі́лий (zarozumílyj), зазнайкува́тий (zaznajkuvátyj), панови́тий (panovýtyj), чванли́вий (čvanlývyj), гонори́стий (honorýstyj)
  2. imperious, commanding, authoritative, bossy
    Synonyms: нача́льницький (načálʹnycʹkyj), імперати́вний (imperatývnyj), наказо́вий (nakazóvyj), вла́дний (vládnyj), зве́рхницький (zvérxnycʹkyj)
  3. (rare) outer, outward, outside, external, surface
    Synonym: зо́внішній (zóvnišnij)
  4. (rare) superficial, shallow, perfunctory

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