malsprita

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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mal- +‎ sprita (witty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [malˈsprita]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: mal‧spri‧ta

Adjective

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malsprita (accusative singular malspritan, plural malspritaj, accusative plural malspritajn)

  1. stupid, silly
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 7, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      Ke ili trompas la popolon eĉ per malspritaj rimedoj, pri tio mi sciis.
      That they fool the populace even in silly ways, I knew.