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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

  1. 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.
  2. adverb Suddenly and completely, with no gradual reduction, used of stopping any habit.
  3. noun Blunt, unvarnished talk that gets straight to the unpleasant point.

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