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źle.

badly, wrongly (not as it should be)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈʑlɛ//ˈʑlɛ/Middle, Polish
  1. badly, wrongly (not as it should be)

  2. badly (unbeneficially)

  3. badly (in a way suggesting future badness)

  4. badly; wrongly (in an unkind or unfair manner)

  5. badly; negatively (in a way showing one's disapproval)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel-der.? Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas Proto-Slavic *zъlъ Old Polish zły Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Balto-Slavic *-is Proto-Slavic *-ь Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-jas Proto-Slavic *-jь Proto-Slavic *-ьje Old Polish -e Old Polish źle Polish źle Inherited from Old Polish źle. By surface analysis, zły + -e. Compare Kashubian zle and Slovincian zlê.

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