цепкий

Russian

Etymology

цеп- (cep-) + -кий (-kij)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛpkʲɪj]

Adjective

це́пкий (cépkij) (rare/awkward comparative (по)це́пче)

  1. tenacious, prehensile
    цепкие когтиcepkije kogtistrong claws
  2. retentive, tenacious
    цепкий умcepkij umtenacious mind
    цепкая памятьcepkaja pamjatʹretentive/tenacious memory
  3. (colloquial) persistent, tenacious
    цепкая бабёнкаcepkaja babjónkawoman with a tenacious grip

Declension

Derived terms

  • це́пкость (cépkostʹ)
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