дремучий

Russian

Etymology

From дрема́ть (dremátʹ) +‎ -у́чий (-účij); literally, “sleeping, slumbering”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [drʲɪˈmut͡ɕɪj]
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Adjective

дрему́чий • (dremúčij) (comparative (по)дрему́чее or (по)дрему́чей)

  1. dense, thick, impenetrable (of forests or scrubland)
    лес дрему́чий ― les dremúčij ― wild wood; dark/untrodden forest
  2. (figuratively) backwoods (of people or places)
    из дрему́чей прови́нции ― iz dremúčej províncii ― from the backwoods
  3. (figuratively) backward, ignorant
    дрему́чий челове́к ― dremúčij čelovék ― ignoramus
  4. (figuratively, derogatory) utter, hopeless, impenetrable, abysmal (of negative personal traits)
    дрему́чий эгои́зм ― dremúčij egoízm ― sordid selfishness
    дрему́чее неве́жество ― dremúčeje nevéžestvo ― abysmal ignorance

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