pustosłowie

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Polish

Etymology

From pusty +‎ -o- +‎ słowo +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pus.tɔsˈwɔ.vjɛ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔvjɛ
  • Syllabification: pus‧tos‧ło‧wie

Noun

pustosłowie n

  1. (derogatory, rhetoric) claptrap (empty verbiage or nonsense)
    Synonyms: mowa-trawa, wodolejstwo

Declension

adjective

Further reading

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