-оватый

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Russian

Etymology

Compounding/rebracketing of -о́вый + -а́тый (-óvyj + -átyj).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ова́тый (-ovátyj)

  1. -ish, rather, a bit too (attenuates adjectives)
    глупова́тыйglupovátyjfairly stupid
    зеленова́тыйzelenovátyjgreenish
    краснова́тыйkrasnovátyjreddish
    Э́ти штаны́ мне́ длиннова́ты.
    Éti štaný mné dlinnováty.
    These pants are a bit too long on me.
  2. -y, -like (creates denominal adjectives with qualities of the noun)
    мужикова́тыйmužikovátyjmanlike and rough, boorish
    жуликова́тыйžulikovátyjroguish, shady
    крысова́тыйkrysovátyjratlike
    мешкова́тыйmeškovátyjbaggy
    бочкова́тыйbočkovátyjroundish, barrel-like

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