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chairfast en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Germanic *fastuz Proto-West Germanic *fast Old English fæst Middle English fast English fast English chairfast From chair + fast.

Meanings

  1. Unable to leave one's chair, for some reason.

Forms

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most chairfast Degree=Sup lexicographic
more chairfast Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

chairbound

Translations (2)

pl przykuty do krzesła (unable to leave one's chair) · fi tuoliinsa sidottu (unable to leave one's chair)