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ста́рчески

adverb
  • 1.

    (rare) like an old man, in a senile way, doddering

    Он ста́рчески улыбну́лся и покача́л голово́й.

    He smiled like an old man and shook his head.

    Bookish; usually with verbs of gesture or speech, e.g. старчески улыбнуться.

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  • Iron edited translation 3 weeks ago.
  • anonymous edited word type 6 years ago.
  • Lucian edited stress 6 years ago.