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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zaˈxwan.nɘ/
- Rhymes: -annɘ
- Syllabification: za‧chłan‧ny
Adjective
zachłanny (comparative zachłanniejszy, superlative najzachłanniejszy, derived adverb zachłannie)
- greedy, avaricious, rapacious
2021 (first published 1978), Jerzy Edigey, Nagła śmierć kibica, SAGA Egmont, archived from the original on 2022-08-28, page 126:– Był zachłanny na pieniądze?
– Nie. Nie był chciwy. Przeciwnie, pieniądze przepływały mu między palcami.- "He was greedy for money?"
"No. He wasn't greedy. Quite the opposite: money slipped between his fingers. ..."
2018, Iza Michalewicz, Zbrodnie prawie doskonałe, Kraków: Znak, archived from the original on 2022-08-28, page 378:Nigdy nie byłem zachłanny na życie na wysokim poziomie.- I was never greedy for life to a great extent.
Declension
Declension of zachłanny (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- zachłanny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zachłanny in Polish dictionaries at PWN