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Russian
Etymology
From ме́тить (métitʹ) + кий (kij).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ме́ткий • (métkij) (comparative (по)ме́тче)
- well-aimed, sharp (shooter)
1875, Николай Семёнович Лесков (Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov), “На краю света [On the Edge of the World]”, in The Sentry and Other Stories, chapter 3, page 216:Име́я ме́ткий глаз, по приказа́нию нача́льства, не це́лясь, вдого́н за каки́м-то бе́глым пу́лю пусти́л и без вся́кого жела́ния, на своё го́ре, уби́л того́, […]- Iméja métkij glaz, po prikazániju načálʹstva, ne céljasʹ, vdogón za kakím-to béglym púlju pustíl i bez vsjákovo želánija, na svojó góre, ubíl tovó, […]
- Having a keen eye, on the order of his commanding officer, not aiming, in pursuit of some fugitive he fired off a bullet and without any such desire, to his grief, killed him
- witty, well-aimed (remark, comment, article)
Declension
Declension of ме́ткий (short class c*)
Derived terms