борзый

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъrzъ.

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Adjective

бо́рзый (bórzyj) (comparative (по)борзе́е or (по)борзе́й)

  1. swift, brisk
    Synonyms: бы́стрый (býstryj), ре́звый (rézvyj)
    • 1827, Alexander Pushkin, ‘What a night! The hard frost ...’:
      ... „Мой борзый конь, мой конь удалый. Несись, лети !...“ И конь усталый В столбы под трупом проскакaл.
      ... „Moj borzyj konʹ, moj konʹ udalyj. Nesisʹ, leti !...“ I konʹ ustalyj V stolby pod trupom proskakal.
      ... ‘My swift horse, my fearless horse, Ride forward, fly! ...’ And the tired horse Ran through the pillars, underneath the hanging body ...
  2. (slang) impudent, brazen, nervy
    Synonym: де́рзкий (dérzkij)
    Слышь, а ты чё тако́й бо́рзый, а?
    Slyšʹ, a ty čo takój bórzyj, a?
    Hey, why are you so nervy, eh?

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