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Polish
Etymology
Univerbation of w + prosty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fprɔst/
- Rhymes: -ɔst
- Syllabification: wprost
Adverb
wprost (comparative bardziej wprost, superlative najbardziej wprost)
- directly, direct
- Synonyms: prosto, bezpośrednio
- bluntly, directly, explicitly
- Synonyms: szczerze, bez ogródek, bez owijania w bawełnę, z grubej rury
- simply, absolutely, downright
- Synonyms: wręcz, zgoła
Particle
wprost
- exactly, precisely (used to provide emphasis)
- Synonyms: dokładnie, dosłownie, konkretnie, literalnie, wręcz, zgoła
Further reading
- wprost in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wprost in Polish dictionaries at PWN