deleznable

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From deleznar (to slip) +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /deleθˈnable/ [d̪e.leθ̬ˈna.β̞le]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /delesˈnable/ [d̪e.lezˈna.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: de‧lez‧na‧ble

Adjective

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deleznable m or f (masculine and feminine plural deleznables)

  1. worthless, useless, good-for-nothing
    • 1883, Emilia Pardo Bazán, La Tribuna:
      El que viese aquellos cañutos dorados, ligeros y deleznables como las ilusiones de la niñez, no podía figurarse el trabajo ímprobo que representaba su elaboración.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. weak (of a material)
  3. slippery
  4. appalling
  5. contemptible

Further reading

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