rozwlekły

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔzˈvlɛ.kwɘ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkwɘ
  • Syllabification: roz‧wle‧kły

Etymology 1

From rozwlekać +‎ -ły.

Adjective

rozwlekły (comparative rozwleklejszy, superlative najrozwleklejszy, derived adverb rozwlekle)

  1. (of texts and speech) desultory, rambling (long and digressing)
    Synonyms: długi, niespójny, rozgadany
  2. (of people) circumlocutory, garrulous, long-winded, prolix, verbose, wordy (talking or writing about a subject too much and for too long)
  3. (of the way of speaking) characterized by elongated pronunciation of syllables and words
  4. vast (stretched over a large area)
    Synonyms: porozciągany, rozciągnięty
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rozwlekły

  1. third-person plural nonvirile past of rozwlec

Further reading

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