полинялый

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ линя́(ть) (linjá(tʹ)) +‎ -лый (-lyj)

Pronunciation

Adjective

полиня́лый (polinjályj)

  1. faded (that has lost some of its former color)
    Synonym: линя́лый (linjályj)
    • 1884, Антон Чехов , chapter I, in Шведская спичка, Санкт-Петербург: Стрекоза; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Swedish Match, 1922:
      Окно́ гляде́ло мра́чно, злове́ще. Оно́ бы́ло занаве́шено зелёной полиня́лой занаве́ской.
      Oknó gljadélo mráčno, zlovéšče. Onó býlo zanavéšeno zeljónoj polinjáloj zanavéskoj.
      The window had a gloomy, ominous air. It was covered by a faded green curtain.

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