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Polish
Etymology
From mżyć + -ysty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmʐɘstɘ/
- Rhymes: -ɘstɘ
- Syllabification: mżys‧ty
Adjective
mżysty (comparative mżystszy, superlative najmżystszy, derived adverb mżysto)
- drizzly, drizzling
1923, Aleksander Alfred Konar, Księżna Irena: powieść, Księgarnia F. Hoesicka, archived from the original on 2022-08-11, page 178:Wieczór był ciemny, prawie jesienny, chłodny i mżysty. Wilgoć przejmowała po kościach; na czarnem niebie nie świeciła ani jedna gwiazda...- The evening was dark, almost autumnal, chilly and drizzly. The wetness seized one's bones; not a single star shone on the black sky...
1961, Julian Gałaj, Przełomy, Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, archived from the original on 2022-08-11, page 170:Deszcze stają się coraz mżystsze...- The rains are becoming ever more drizzly...
Declension
Declension of mżysty (hard)
Further reading
- mżysty in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- mżysty in Polish dictionaries at PWN