строптивый

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Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic стръпътивъ (strŭpŭtivŭ), from Proto-Slavic *strъpъtivъ.

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Adjective

стропти́вый (stroptívyj) (comparative (по)стропти́вее or (по)стропти́вей)

  1. obstinate, obdurate, refractory
    Synonym: упря́мый (uprjámyj)

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