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Polish
Etymology
From pokręcić + -ny.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˈkrɛnt.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -ɛntnɘ
- Syllabification: po‧kręt‧ny
Adjective
pokrętny (comparative bardziej pokrętny, superlative najbardziej pokrętny, derived adverb pokrętnie)
- convoluted, complicated, tortuous
- Synonyms: zawiły, powikłany, zawikłany, zagmatwany
- disingenuous, oblique, specious, underhand
- (dated) winding, sinuous
- Synonym: kręty
Declension
Declension of pokrętny (hard)
Further reading
- pokrętny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- pokrętny in Polish dictionaries at PWN