хлёсткий

Russian

Etymology

хлест(а́ть) (xlest(átʹ)) + -кий (-kij)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈxlʲɵstkʲɪj]

Adjective

хлёсткий (xljóstkij) (rare/awkward comparative (по)хлёстче or (по)хле́стче)

  1. biting (wind)
  2. (colloquial) trenchant, scathing

Declension

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