zawiesisty

Polish

Etymology

From zawiesić +‎ -isty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /za.vjɛˈɕis.tɘ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -istɘ
  • Syllabification: za‧wie‧sis‧ty

Adjective

zawiesisty (comparative bardziej zawiesisty, superlative najbardziej zawiesisty, derived adverb zawiesisto or zawiesiście)

  1. (of a liquid) turbid, cloudy (having a lack of transparency due to the presence of suspended particles)
    Synonym: mętny
  2. (of sauces, soups, etc.) thick, gloopy, viscous
    Synonym: gęsty
  3. (of fog, smoke, etc.) thick, heavy, dense (impenetrable to sight)
    Synonyms: gęsty, nieprzenikniony
  4. (literary, of a text) dense, heavy going
  5. (literary or dated) droopy, hanging (tending to hang under its own weight)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • zawiesistość
verbs

Further reading

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