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Russian
Etymology
уны́ть (unýtʹ) + -лый (-lyj)
Pronunciation
Adjective
уны́лый • (unýlyj) (comparative (по)уны́лее or (по)уны́лей)
- gloomy, depressing, bleak
Лев Толстой,
Хозяин и работник 1895:
- И действи́тельно, не прое́хали они́ ещё и десяти́ са́женей по́сле кана́вы, как пе́ред ни́ми зачерне́лись, очеви́дно, дере́вья, и послы́шался како́й-то но́вый уны́лый звук
- I dejstvítelʹno, ne projéxali oní ješčó i desjatí sáženej pósle kanávy, kak péred ními začernélisʹ, očevídno, derévʹja, i poslýšalsja kakój-to nóvyj unýlyj zvuk
- And, indeed, not even 10 sazhens after they passed the ditch, trees were apparent amid the snow and some new, bleak song was heard
Declension
Declension of уны́лый (short class a)