deleznable

Spanish

Etymology

From deleznar (“to slip”) +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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