how to pronounce серый

/ˈsʲerɨj/

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серый is pronounced in two syllables

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

“… а источник белый был серый белый клык …”

meanings of серый

adjective:

Unremarkable, mundane, mediocre.
Dim, ignorant, uneducated.
Grey, gray.
Dull, dreary.
Not quite legal.

noun:

Wolf.
Cop.

серый frequency in russian - C1 level of CEFR

the word серый occurs in russian on average 16.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.