скучный

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Russian

Etymology

ску́ка (skúka) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation

Adjective

ску́чный (skúšnyj, skúčnyj) (comparative (по)скучне́е or (по)скучне́й, superlative са́мый ску́чный or скучне́йший)

  1. dull, boring, tedious, tiresome (inciting boredom)
    Synonyms: неинтере́сный (neinterésnyj), ну́дный (núdnyj)
    Ску́чен день до ве́чера, ко́ли де́лать не́чего.
    Skúčen/Skúšen denʹ do véčera, kóli délatʹ néčevo.
    Day-by-day a day goes by.
    (literally, “The day is boring until the evening if there's nothing to do.”)
  2. bored, listless
    Synonym: скуча́ющий (skučájuščij)

Declension