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резкий

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rězъkъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈrʲeskʲɪj]
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Adjective

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ре́зкий (rézkij) (comparative (по)ре́зче, adverb ре́зко, abstract noun ре́зкость, attenuative резкова́тый)

  1. sharp, keen
  2. sharp, abrupt (offensive, critical, or acrimonious)
  3. biting, piercing
  4. harsh, shrill, glaring
    • 1905, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], chapter XIX, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:
      Когда́ Передо́нов пришёл домо́й, он услы́шал, ещё снима́я пальто́, доноси́вшиеся из столо́вой ре́зкие зву́ки, — э́то смея́лся Воло́дин.
      Kogdá Peredónov prišól domój, on uslýšal, ješčó snimája palʹtó, donosívšijesja iz stolóvoj rézkije zvúki, — éto smejálsja Volódin.
      When Peredonov returned home, while he was taking off his overcoat, he heard shrill sounds from the dining-room—it was Volodin laughing.
  5. acute, sharp, pungent

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