křivý

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See also: krivý and Krivý

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech křivý, from Proto-Slavic *krivъ.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

křivý (comparative křivější, superlative nejkřivější, adverb křivě or (rare) křivo)

  1. crooked, bent
    Antonyms: přímý, rovný
  2. false
    křivé svědectvífalse testimony

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Further reading

  • křivý”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • křivý”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • křivý”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)