порядочный

Russian

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Etymology

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поря́док (porjádok) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

Pronunciation

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  • (Moscow) IPA(key): [pɐˈrʲadəʂnɨj] (phonetic respelling: поря́дошный)
  • (Saint Petersburg) IPA(key): [pɐˈrʲadət͡ɕnɨj]
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Adjective

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поря́дочный (porjádošnyj) (comparative (по)поря́дочнее or (по)поря́дочней)

  1. decent, honest, respectable
  2. (figurative) decent, sizable, considerable
  3. (colloquial) utter, out-and-out
    Он поря́дочный подле́ц.
    On porjádošnyj podléc.
    He is an utter wretch.

Usage notes

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Some sources recommend only the pronunciation with ч (č) in the meaning "decent, honest, respectable".

Declension

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