Polish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, for poverty.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

od biedy (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) for want of something better (of something that is little satisfactory)

Further reading edit

  • od biedy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • od biedy in Polish dictionaries at PWN