ре́зко — meaning in English
rezko
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English meaning
- abruptly adv Suddenly and without warning.
- cold turkey noun The abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.
- hardly adv Barely; only just; almost not at all.
- harshly adv In a severe, rough, or unkind way.
- plummet verb To fall suddenly and steeply.
- sharply adv Suddenly and abruptly.
- shortly adverb Soon, or after a brief time.
Senses
ре́зко is used for these senses in English:
- abruptly In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- cold turkey (idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
- hardly (manner, archaic) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner.
- harshly In a harsh manner; severely.
- plummet (intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
- sharply In a sharp manner, in various senses.
- shortly In an irritable ("short") manner.
cold turkey — full definition
- noun The abrupt and complete withdrawal from an addictive substance, without tapering the dose or using any medication to soften the effects; also the physical symptoms this produces.
- adverb Suddenly and completely, with no gradual reduction, used of stopping any habit.
- noun Blunt, unvarnished talk that gets straight to the unpleasant point.