kąśliwy

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Polish

Etymology

From kąsać +‎ -liwy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔɲɕˈli.vɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ivɘ
  • Syllabification: kąś‧li‧wy

Adjective

kąśliwy (comparative kąśliwszy, superlative najkąśliwszy, derived adverb kąśliwie)

  1. biting (tending to bite)
  2. cutting, withering (tending to make someone feel small)
    Synonyms: uszczypliwy, zgryźliwy, zjadliwy, złośliwy

Declension

Derived terms

noun

Further reading

  • kąśliwy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kąśliwy in Polish dictionaries at PWN