křivolaký

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Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech křivolaký, from Old Czech křivý +‎ -o- +‎ lécěti +‎ . See the verb's Czech descendant líčit.

Pronunciation

Adjective

křivolaký

  1. crooked, tortuous, winding, meandering
    Synonym: klikatý
    • 1965, Olympic (lyrics and music), “Hvězda na vrbě”:
      Kdo se večer hájem vrací
      Ten ať klopí zraky
      Ať je nikdy neobrací
      K vrbě křivolaký
      Who is walking through the grove in the evening
      Let the one drop their eyes
      And never turn them
      Toward the crooked willow

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Further reading

  • křivolaký in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • křivolaký in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • křivolaký in Internetová jazyková příručka