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Gorky¹

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From Russian Го́рький (Górʹkij).

proper noun Gorkys · Gorkies

  1. countable, historical, uncountable Nizhny Novgorod, a city in Russia.
  2. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of Gorki, Alternative spelling of Horki (a city in Belarus)
  3. countable, uncountable A surname from Russian Maxim Gorky

gorky²

adjective gorkier · gorkiest

  1. informal Awkward or strange. Dr Gill says: "Phillip Schofield went from being a gorky boyish chump to a daytime anchor when he went back to grey. Suddenly, he seemed more mature. Maturity is what women want for a stable relationship."

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name former name of Nizhny Novgorod

中文高爾基 /高尔基 Gāo'ěrjī
РусскийГо́рький Górʹkij

name Russian surname

中文高爾基 /高尔基 Gāo'ěrjī
РусскийГо́рький Górʹkij

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@misc{gorky_2026,
  title = {gorky},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gorky},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}