ezici

Meaning

1. That which does the act of crushing, pressing.
2. (figuratively) tiring, exhausting, crushing, distressful
3. (figuratively) (of a majority, victory etc.) overwhelming, sweeping

Hyphenated as

e‧zi‧ci

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.ziˈd͡ʒi/

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ازمك (ezmek, “to crush, to pound, to bruise, to reduce to weakness”), from Proto-Turkic *ẹŕ- (“to scratch, to scrape, to knead, to press, to grind, to crush, to soak, to dilute, to rub, to smear”), morphologically ez- + -ci.

Sentences

Şimdi ezici bir sükûnet hâsıl olmuştu.

Now there was an overwhelming calm.