недалекий

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Russian

Adjective

недалекий (nedaljókij)

  1. Alternative spelling of недалёкий (nedaljókij)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From не- (ne-) +‎ дале́кий (dalékyj). Compare Russian недалёкий (nedaljókij), Belarusian недалёкі (njedaljóki), Polish niedaleki.

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Adjective

недале́кий (nedalékyj) (adverb недале́ко, abstract noun недале́кість)

  1. close, near, nearby, not far, not far away, not far off (in space)
    Synonym: близьки́й (blyzʹkýj)
  2. not long (road, way)
  3. recent
    Synonym: неда́вній (nedávnij)
    у недале́кому мину́ломуu nedalékomu mynúlomuin the recent past
  4. near, not far off, not too distant (in time)
    у недале́кому майбу́тньомуu nedalékomu majbútnʹomuin the near future, in the not too distant future
  5. (figurative) dim, dim-witted, dull-witted, narrow-minded
    Synonyms: вузькогля́дний (vuzʹkohljádnyj), вузьколо́бий (vuzʹkolóbyj), недоу́мкуватий (nedoúmkuvatyj), обме́жений (obméženyj), приду́ркуватий (prydúrkuvatyj)

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