how to pronounce крайний

/ˈkrajnʲɪj/

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крайний is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of крайний in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… миллиметров только крайний слева лист …”

meanings of крайний

adjective:

Last, most recent.
Outermost.
Extreme, utmost.

noun:

Scapegoat, fall guy.

крайний frequency in russian - C2 level of CEFR

the word крайний occurs in russian on average 5.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.