niechlujny

Polish

Etymology

(Note that there is no Polish word *chlujny.) Related to Russian холя (xolja, “care, attention”), холуй (xoluj, “obsequious overattentive servant”), and also Polish schludny (“neat, tidy”), from chludzić (“to clean thoroughly, to have high standards of cleanliness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɛxˈluj.nɨ/

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Adjective

niechlujny (comparative bardziej, superlative najbardziej, derived adverb niechlujnie)

1. slovenly, scruffy, squalid, untidy, messy
2. sloppy, slipshod

Derived terms

• niechlujność
• niechluj
• niechluja
• niechlujstwo

Further reading

• niechlujny in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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