изощрённый

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Russian

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Participle

изощрённый (izoščrjónnyj)

  1. past passive perfective participle of изощри́ть (izoščrítʹ)

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Adjective

изощрённый (izoščrjónnyj) (comparative (по)изощрённее or (по)изощрённей)

  1. sophisticated, clever, subtle, ingenious (of a person; in general)
    • 2015, Nik Perumov, Хедин, враг мой, Том 1. «Кто не с нами...» , page 88:
      Тонки, изощрённы, они, словно плотины, разводили накат Хаоса по множеству проток, отнимали мощь и разбег.
      Tonki, izoščrjónny, oni, slovno plotiny, razvodili nakat Xaosa po množestvu protok, otnimali moščʹ i razbeg.
      Subtle, sophisticated, they, like dams, spread the onslaught of Chaos across many channels, took away power and momentum.
  2. sophisticated, clever, ingenious (of a person)
    • 1918, Maxim Gorky, Приложение к «Несвоевременным мыслям», published 2017, page 60:
      Они грамотны, изощрены́ в политиканских хитростях, не очень брезгливы в выборе приемов борьбы и могут запутать в сетях иезуитского красноречия людей менее грамотных, но более искренних и способных к положительной работе.
      Oni gramotny, izoščrený v politikanskix xitrostjax, ne očenʹ brezglivy v vybore prijemov borʹby i mogut zaputatʹ v setjax ijezuitskovo krasnorečija ljudej meneje gramotnyx, no boleje iskrennix i sposobnyx k položitelʹnoj rabote.
      They are literate, sophisticated in political tricks, not very squeamish in their choice of fighting techniques, and can entangle in the nets of Jesuit eloquence people who are less literate, but more sincere and capable of positive work.
  3. sophisticated, clever, subtle, ingenious (of an idea, one's mind, etc.)
  4. highly sensitive, keen (of hearing, vision or another sense)
  5. refined, sophisticated (of tastes; sometimes to an excessive degree)
  6. convoluted, tricky, ingenious (of a lie, trick, scheme, etc.)
    изощрённое враньёizoščrjónnoje vranʹjócunning/sophisticated lie

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sophisticated in some action (of a person):

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