Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spar.ʂɨˈvja.wɨ/
  • Rhymes: -awɨ
  • Syllabification: spar‧szy‧wia‧ły

Etymology 1

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From sparszywieć +‎ -ły.

Adjective

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sparszywiały (comparative bardziej sparszywiały, superlative najbardziej sparszywiały, no derived adverb)

  1. (colloquial) scabby (covered with scabs)
  2. (colloquial, figuratively) lousy, mangy, scabby
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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sparszywiały

  1. third-person plural nonvirile past of sparszywieć

Further reading

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