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Polish
Etymology
From gderać + -liwy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡdɛrˈli.vɘ/
- Rhymes: -ivɘ
- Syllabification: gder‧li‧wy
Adjective
gderliwy (comparative gderliwszy, superlative najgderliwszy, derived adverb gderliwie)
- (colloquial, of a person) cantankerous, crank, cranky, curmudgeonly, disgruntled, grouchy, grumbly, grumpy, snitchy
- Synonyms: malkontencki, marudny, naburmuszony, zrzędliwy
- (colloquial, of a voice) cantankerous, crank, cranky, curmudgeonly, disgruntled, grouchy, grumbly, grumpy, snitchy
- Synonyms: malkontencki, marudny, naburmuszony, zrzędliwy
- (literary) resembling a whiny voice
Declension
Declension of gderliwy (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- gderliwy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gderliwy in Polish dictionaries at PWN