Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Russian вре́дный (vrédnyj), from Old Church Slavonic врѣдьнъ (vrědĭnŭ), from Proto-Slavic *verdьnъ, from *verdъ. Doublet of wrzedny, an inherited form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvrɛd.nɨ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛdnɨ
  • Syllabification: wred‧ny

Adjective edit

wredny (comparative wredniejszy, superlative najwredniejszy, derived adverb wrednie)

  1. (colloquial) mean, spiteful
    Moi sąsiedzi byli niezwykle wredni. Wchodzili do mojego mieszkania jak na swoje i robili awantury.My neighbors were unusually mean. They would come into my apartment like it was theirs and make a scene.

Declension edit

Further reading edit

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