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Etymology edit

хлест(а́ть) (xlest(átʹ)) +‎ -кий (-kij)

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Adjective edit

хлёсткий (xljóstkij) (rare/awkward comparative (по)хлёстче or (по)хле́стче)

  1. biting (wind)
  2. (colloquial) trenchant, scathing

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